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So Sweden is ranked as the "most innovative" country, with the USA coming in seventh. Switzerland and Singapore beat the US also. Yet I can't think of a single

So Sweden is ranked as the "most innovative" country, with the USA coming in seventh. Switzerland and Singapore beat the US also. Yet I can't think of a single innovation I've seen from them. Good governments, great fashion, cheap furniture, sure. But what is the innovation they speak of? Fwiw, Iceland was number one last year. Was it for their constitution? My point is that I don't think you really have to look into history for "when American was dominant in innovation". (And this is coming from a major cynic of current affairs in the US!)

subsystem 14y ago
"Yet I can't think of a single innovation I've seen from them." http://www.thelocal.se/15578/20081110/ http://www.thelocal.se/15578/20081110/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Swedish_inventions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Swedish_inventions http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/DUCorner/pdf/14812_IR_Examples_Photo.pdf http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/DUCorner/pdf/14812_IR_Examp... It can be noted that most people studying engineering in Sweden go on to work for companies like ABB, Volvo, Ericsson, Scania etc.
ojr 14y ago
I would consider Iceland innovative, 81% of the country runs on renewable energy, making energy ubiquitous