According to Slashdot, in the last 12 years, IBM has received 29,021 patents–more than any other company or individual in the world.

IBM inventions and discoveries include the following:

* magnetic storage (1955)
* the relational database (1970)
* DRAM (dynamic random access memory) cells (1962)
* the RISC (reduced instruction set computer) chip architecture (1980)
* fractals (1967)
* superconductivity (1987)

What’s next on their list? Any guesses are welcome in comments.