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Difference Engine
Charles Babbage developed the difference engine which was able to compute several set of numbers and make hard copies of the results. Although they didn't have enough money to make it fully functioning they completed this later in 1991. Q&A, H. and Hope, C. (2019). When was the first computer invented?. [online] Computerhope.com. Available at: https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000984.htm [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
The Electric Telegraph
An Italian physicist invented the battery. From their Danish physicist demonstrated the connection between electricity and magnetism. Then Morse developed the electric telegraph by pushing the operator key down to use the battery which was sent across a wire and a line of poles between stations. They used Morse Code to communicate.
HISTORY. (2019). Morse Code & the Telegraph. [online] Available at: https://www.history.com/topics/inventions/telegraph [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Fax Machine
The word fax is short for facsimile. Alexandar Bain created it. He was able to synchronize the movement of two pendulums through a clock which then scanned a message on a line. Then Bakewell improved it by placing the pendulums with cylinders. It allowed clearer images to imprint on chemical paper.
Fax Authority. (2019). The History of Fax (from 1843 to Present Day) • Fax Authority. [online] Available at: https://faxauthority.com/fax-history/ [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Email
The first email on the computer was in a called Mailbox. Mit allowed users to leave a message on computers at university for other users. Later on it became implemented to ARPANET which is a networking connecting numerous computers across the department in order to communicate within the organization. Phrasee. (2019). A brief history of email: dedicated to Ray Tomlinson - Phrasee. [online] Available at: https://phrasee.co/a-brief-history-of-email/ [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Internet
The first working prototype was the creation of ARPANET which was used packet switching that allowed multiple computers to communicate with a single network. Which was founded by the U.S. Department of Defense Andrews, E. (2019). Who invented the internet?. [online] HISTORY. Available at: https://www.history.com/news/who-invented-the-internet [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Cellular Phone
It was created by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper. It was 2 and a half pounds. The first call was to a rival where they told them that they made a functional portable phone. It allowed them to talk for 35 min and needed 10 hours to recharge. Gibson, W. (2019). The First Cell Phone Call Was Made 45 Years Ago. [online] AARP. Available at: https://www.aarp.org/politics-society/history/info-2018/first-cell-phone-call.html [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Google
It was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. It started off in their dorm room. They were working on a search engine called Backrub. Where they used links to determine the importance of indivual pages on the world wide web. That way it made it easier to access information and organize information better. Google.com. (2019). How we started and where we are today | Google. [online] Available at: https://www.google.com/about/our-story/ [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Linkedin
It started with Reid recruiting a team or colleagues from SocialNet and Paypal to work on a new idea. Six months later they launch Linkedln. They introduce groups and partners with American Express to help promote small business. Weiner, J. (2019). A Brief History of LinkedIn. [online] Ourstory.linkedin.com. Available at: https://ourstory.linkedin.com/ [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
YouTube
Chad Hurley, Steve Chen and Jawed Karim were the creaters. They created it as a Flickrstyle sharing site for videos. It started with them posting their first video of Karim at the San Diego Zoo. With the aid of uploading software users were sending 8 terabytes of data across the internet.
Fitzpatrick, L. (2019). Brief History YouTube. [online] TIME.com. Available at: http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1990787,00.html [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Facebook
Mark Zuckerberg who was a computer programmer launched facebook. It started off profiling staff and students at Harvard University but then extended to others. It started off originally for students. They made profits through advertisements as well. Phillips, S. (2019). A brief history of Facebook. [online] the Guardian. Available at: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2007/jul/25/media.newmedia [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Twitter
Jack Dorsey brought the idea to Noah Glass. It was then turned into a project called Twttr which was a system where you could send a text to one number and it would be broadcasted out on all contacts.They created their first tweet on March 21. Bellis, M. (2019). How Was Twitter Developed and Who Invented It?. [online] ThoughtCo. Available at: https://www.thoughtco.com/twitter-1992538 [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019]. -
Pintrest
Ben Silber is the CEO and cofounder. Along with Evan Sharp. They came up with a layout and it launched its very first pin in Jan. This was a branch off of what he was working on before which was called Tote.
Carlson, N. (2019). Pinterest CEO: Here's How We Became The Web's Next Big Thing. [online] Business Insider. Available at: https://www.businessinsider.com/pinterest [Accessed 3 Feb. 2019].
