The camera invented in the 1820s did not become an industrial product until 112 years later; the radio invented in the 1860s took three years to be put into use at the beginning of the 20th century; and the television invented in the 20th century took only 12 years to be used. it took only six years for the atomic bomb from design to application, only three years from the invention of the transistor to industrial production, and less than one year from the invention of the laser to application.
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The application is getting faster and faster