1970s

By mkaiser11

  • The first mobile phone

    The first mobile phone
    Invented by Motorola in 1973, senior engineer Martin Cooper called rival telecommunication company Bell Laboratories just to inform their rival that they were speaking through a mobile. The Motorola DynaTAC 8000x weighed almost two and a half pounds and was a little over a foot in length. You could call up a friend and talk with them for 30 minutes, but it would take 10 hours to charge.

  • Apple I

    Apple I
    The original Apple computer (Apple I) was released by Apple Computer Company. It was designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. The idea of selling the computer came from Wozniak's friend Steve Jobs

  • MRI Scanner

    MRI Scanner
    Medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of anatomy using magnetic fields

  • Sony Walkman

    Sony Walkman
    First portable device to listen to music