# Patents that transformed entire industries: a science quiz 2026-08-13T06:53:24+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Hindu has published a science quiz on patents that fundamentally altered their industries. The quiz covers inventions such as the transistor, the polio vaccine, and the laser, each of which spawned entire new sectors or revolutionised existing ones. Readers are asked to identify these landmark patents and the inventors or companies behind them. The quiz highlights how patent protection enabled commercial development of breakthroughs that might otherwise have remained academic curiosities. It also touches on controversial patents, such as those for genetically modified seeds and pharmaceutical drugs, which remain in the public eye. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: history, industry, inventions, patents, Science Quiz, The Hindu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/patents-that-transformed-entire-industries-a-science-quiz/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/patents-that-transformed-entire-industries-a-science-quiz/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.