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Jan 1, 1440
Invention of the Printing Press
In 1440, German inventor Johannes Gutenberg invented a printing press process that, with refinements and increased mechanization, remained the principal means of printing until the late 20th century. A machine that transfers lettering or images by contact with various forms of inked surface onto paper or similar material fed into it in various ways The device is used for printing many copies of a text on paper. -
The Invention of the Telephone
A telecommunications device that transmits and receives sound, most commonly the human voice.Alexander Graham Bell was the first to be awarded a patent for the electric telephone by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). -
First Motion Film
An 1878 experiment by English photographer Eadweard Muybridge in the United States using 24 cameras produced a series of stereoscopic images of a galloping horse, is arguably the first "motion picture," though it was not called by this name. -
Invention of the Television
The fundamental principles of television were initially explored using electromechanical methods to scan, transmit and reproduce an image. Philo Farnsworth had already built one and demonstrated it to the press in 1928. As soon as their time limit had expired, RCA quickly bought them and proceeded with their development for the open market. -
Television Advertisements
The first television advertisement was broadcast in the United States on July 1, 1941. The watchmaker Bulova paid $9 for a placement on New York station WNBT before a baseball game. The 20-second spot displayed a picture of a clock superimposed on a map of the United States, accompanied by the voice-over "America runs on Bulova time." -
First Desktop Computer
A desktop computer is a personal computer (PC) in a form intended for regular use at a single location, as opposed to a mobile laptop or portable computer. Early computers took the space of a room. Minicomputers generally fit into one or a few refrigerator sized racks. It was not until the 1970s when computers such as the HP 9800 series desktop computers were fully programmable computers that fit entirely on top of a desk. The first large calculators were introduced in 1971. -
Invention of Internet
The Internet is a worldwide network of thousands of computers and computer networks. It is a public, voluntary, and cooperative effort between the connected institutions and is not owned or operated by any single organization. The Internet and Transmission Control Protocols were initially developed in 1973 by American computer scientist Vinton Cerf -
First Cellphone
Invented by a man named Martin Cooper in 1973 while he was working for Motorola. -
Invention of the Radio
Radio can refer to either the electronic appliance that we listen with or the content listened to. However, it all started with the discovery of "radio waves" - electromagnetic waves that have the capacity to transmit music, speech, pictures and other data invisibly through the air. In 1895, Marconi built a wireless system capable of transmitting signals at long distances (1.5 mi./ 2.4 km). In radio transmission technology, early public experimenters had made short distance broadcasts. -
Portable Music Players
The thought of having a personal music player that could play your favourite cassette tapes was ingenious. However, the craze stopped once a new digital medium called the compact disc was introduced. 1986 (not the early 90s’) was when the first Discman was introduced.
