#471 – Sundar Pichai: CEO of Google and Alphabet
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I think my pick for the number one invention would have to be the first agricultural revolution, the Neolithic package that led to the formation of h…
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“Referenced as a book listing 10 major inventions throughout the evolution of life on Earth (DNA, photosynthesis, etc.).”
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2001: A Space Odyssey
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