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THE LONELINESS LOWDOWN
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
HENRY ROLLINS
In New York in 1969, an invention was unveiled that sparked a revolution of convenience. What was once a process requiring face-to-face interaction was now a completely autonomous experience thanks to the sophistication of this invention. Today there are over 3 million of these inventions worldwide, including one at a height of 15,397 feet at the Khunjerab Pass in Pakistan, where the invention can work in temperatures as low as –40° Celsius.
What was this groundbreaking invention?
It was the automated teller machine, or ATM. The American businessman Donald Wetzel holds the US patent for the ATM. In ...
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