Many of the things great and small that we take utterly for granted were once upon a time a breakthrough — the wheel in 3500 B.C., the lightbulb in 1879, the bra in 1914, Velcro fasteners in 1955, the home computer in the 1970s, and on and on to the time when gadgets like Google Glass and the modern smartwatch joined the universe of things that someday will be as common as the 70-year-old ball point pen.
So what’s next? What gadget, invention or breakthrough would make a big difference in your life?
Donald J. Trump
I like using my smartphone, having conference calls and tweeting — that’s all easy. But because I have a lot of international properties now, I do a lot of traveling. I would like an invention that lets me be in two locations at once, without the apparent prerequisite of sainthood. Or better yet, a device that could beam me to another location without having to get to an airport or board a jet — like teleportation.
Donald J. Trump CreditCourtesy of the Trump organization
I love visiting different places around the world, but it is time consuming. I’d just like to be there, and pronto. I guess I’m leaning more toward science fiction rather than a gadget, but who knows? I never figured that something like Twitter could be such an effective tool.
Donald J. Trump is a billionaire businessman, real estate mogul and author.
