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Invention of the Printing Press
The printing press was invented, revolutionizing the average person's access to information across the world. http://www.history.com/topics/middle-ages/videos/printing-press -
Invention of the fountain pen
The fountain pen is created, allowing reusable pens to be utilized in the classroom instead of always using quills and ink -
Invention of the Chalkboard
The use of chalkboards in class effectively revolutionized communication in the classroom, as at the time the only form of found in classes was with ink and quill, which utilized massive amounts of paper compared to being able to erase chalk off a chalkboard. -
First computer is developed
This computer used vacuum tubing and was completed at the University of Pennsylvania. It was known as ENIAC -
Overhead Projectors are introduced
Overhead Projectors, a common staple even in the classroom when I was in school through the early 2000's, is created. Roger Appledorn created the machine while working at the company 3M -
Scantrons introduced widely
The scantron, still a staple in education in both in primary and secondary education, is invented by Michael Sokolski -
First personal computer invented
The MITS Alair 8800 and the IMSAI 8080 came out, followed by Apple's APPLE I coming out the following year. These introduced the first consumer-friendly computers onto the market, marking the beginning of an information revolution similar to the printing press. -
The "Internet" is born
Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn send the first ever transmission protocol paper -
Mosaic for X is created
The first ever widely used internet browser created for the world wide web is made by Marc Andreessen at the University of Illinois -
Apple iPad invention
Apple releases its longly-awaited tablet-sized product that complimented the popular iPhone. These products can be found in nearly every school today either as a mobile lab for each teacher to rent out, or as a resource that individual classes can use.
