Although innovative technology has been present since ancient times, our focus for this post is on World War 1 Technology.
The Atlantic Magazine just posted a page of pictures of World War 1 Technology, find it here.
Many of these pictures show old designs that paved the way for the future.
For example, the first picture (in the article link), called an "acoustic locator" -- was a predecessor to sonar.
Armed with shopping bag and credit card, consumers applauded the release of the first iPod in 2001. With 5 GBs of storage and the slogan “1,000 songs in your pocket”, the iPod quickly became an overnight success. Now different versions can hold up to 160 GBs and 40,000 songs. An HD color screen replaced the orighinal black and white screen.
From my childhood I always remember the Grinch trying to steal Christmas. The Grinch did not succeed thanks to the local townspeople. However, where he failed -- root rot caused by water mold in the soil might succeed.