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The Most Important Inventions by Teenagers, Ranked

From Louis Braille's tactile reading system and Philo Farnsworth's electronic television to modern cancer-detecting biosensors and ocean-cleaning barriers, these 17 breakthroughs prove you do not need

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  1. How 17 Teenagers Built Inventions That Changed Everyday Life Around the World
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From 15-year-old Louis Braille's tactile reading dots and 14-year-old Philo Farnsworth's electronic television to modern cancer-detecting biosensors and ocean-cleaning barriers, these 17 breakthroughs prove you do not need decades of lab experience to change history.

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