The Inventor Who Streamlined Computers with the USB Plug

The Inventor Who Streamlined Computers with the USB Plug

The first USB flash drives hit the market in the late 1990s and were a game-changer. No more bulky floppy disks or slow CD-Rs—USB drives were small, portable and lightning-fast.

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