#13: That Makes Sense
Let’s swing open the door to innovation history. Automatic doors actually date back to ancient Greece, where the mathematical wizard Heron of Alexandria invented the concept. Fast-forward to 1931, when two inventive American engineers decided to give it a modern makeover.
These clever minds transformed the idea and brought it to life at the bustling Wilcox’s Pier restaurant. Their motive? To give servers a helping hand, quite literally, in delivering trays of food to hungry customers. It seemed to have panned out.