The USB flash drive
Who
Dov Moran, an Israeli engineer, and his company M-Systems, which developed the DiskOnKey.
When
2000
Where
Kfar Saba, Israel
The USB flash drive is a compact solid-state device that made portable data storage cheap and universal. The Israeli company M-Systems, founded by Dov Moran, brought one of the first commercial USB flash drives, the DiskOnKey, to market in 2000. Moran is Israeli, and his invention is a widely cited Israeli technology contribution.
Sources
Part of “The Gifts of the Jews” — verified Jewish contributions to the world, with sources.