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Invention of Photoshop
Invented by brothers Thomas and John Knoll. Now commonly used by photographers and even people to edit social media posts. -
Invention of the Webcam
It was invented by James Quentin and Paul Jardetzky at Cambridge University. Originally created because the students didn’t want to walk to the Trojan Room for coffee if the coffee pot wasn’t full. The webcam is still used today and more frequently used amid the 2020 pandemic for online meetings. -
First Text Message
Neil Papworth, a former developer at Sema Group Telecoms, successfully sent the first text message to Richard Jarvis, a director at Vodafone. Papworth typed the message on a PC due to the lack of a keyboard on the cell phone. Now this form of communication is widely used instead of making a phone call. -
Invention of PlayStation
Invented by the company Sony and first released in Japan. PlayStation consoles are still one of the most common consoles among people. Now there are esports teams playing together. -
Invention of Google
Invented by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Now the largest search engine in the world allowing easy access to search for anything.