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Technologies From 1900 - 2100
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Air Conditioning
This was invented in 1902 by Willis Carrier. It had worked rather well, and provided cooling and heating. -
Powered Airplane
The Wright Brothers had built a glider that flew for quite some time a while back. On December 17, 1903, Orville Wright flew for 12 seconds. -
T Model Automobile
In 1908, Henry Ford created the first affordable car. This decreased travel time a lot. -
Television
In 1928 the first working television was made by Philo Farnsworth. It included audio and video display on the screen, even though there was a lot of static and the screen was small. -
Video Recorder
The first video camera or video tape recorder was made by Ray Dolby, Charles Ginsberg and Charles Anderson. It was capable of recording for small periods of time. -
Probe
Sputnik 1 was the first probe to go to space. It was launched in 1957 by the Soviet Union. -
Calculator
The first calculator was created in 1967. It was capable of performing basic equations; addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. -
Cell Phone
Cell Phones back then could only perform the function of calling. The first one sold was in 1979, yet it was invented in 1973 by Martin Cooper. -
Internet
The first version of the modern-day Internet was called the WEB. It was invented by Tim Berners-Lee and created basic online communication, even though it was overloaded at many times. -
Playstation 2
Otherwise known as the PS2, it was one of the best selling gaming consoles of all time. It was a huge hit during the 2000s. -
iPod
In the year of 2001, the first iPod was made by Apple. It's purpose was for listening to music. -
Safari
The popular web browser today was made at this time by Apple. Users could search up anything that was available on the internet. -
Facebook
Facebook was a huge success, with more than 800 million active users. It was made by Mark Zuckerberg and was one of the biggest social networks back then and still now. -
YouTube
Some people who made Paypal created Youtube. Its main company was located in California, and allowed users to view and post videos online. -
Twitter
Twitter was and is another popular social networking site that allows posts in the name of "tweets." With this people could post whatever they wanted, others could comment on it, etc. -
iPhone
In 2007, the iPhone was made by Apple. It had many uses; one could listen to music, surf the internet, and even download and play both online and offline games through apps. -
iPad
Developed and marketed by Apple, the first iPad was released in 2010. The purpose of the iPad was pretty much a bigger version of the iPhone without the calling option. This allows users to enjoy a bigger screen when watching videos or playing games. -
Google Glass
The prototype of the Google Glass was released and tested in 2012. It allowed pop-ups and notifications in real life through the glasses, connected to a device. -
Self-Regulating Artificial Heart
The world's first self-regulating artificial heart was transplanted in France. It could operate all the body's processes by itself. -
Smartwatch
The invention of the smartwatch was a big deal, for it was pretty much a wearable computer; it allows access to most computer functions. -
Virtual Reality
Many virtual reality headsets, including Oculus Rift, was released to the public in 2016. They allowed, as its name suggests, gaming and experiences in virtual reality. -
Private Supersonic Jet
In the near future, for 80 million dollars, the private supersonic jet would be able to cut travel time from one country to another in half. -
European Spallation Source
Also made before, it would be around this time that it would be fully operational. It's pretty much a research facility harnessing the world's most powerful neutron source. -
Gene Therapy For Deafness
Researchers hope to help deafness by removing and replacing infected genes with deafness with new ones -
High Definition Space Telescope
The HDST would be functional, allowing for further viewing into the universe. -
Energy Islands
Energy Islands would be made, which are islands that use ocean thermal energy conversion to generate energy by itself. -
Handheld MRI Scanners
These handheld MRI scanners work by using power magnets to align hydrogen atoms in water molecules. As its title suggests, it's use is a more efficient MRI scanner -
Antimatter-Powered Spacecraft
In the year of 2067, the first generation of antimatter-powered spacecraft would be emerging. It uses antimatter as fuel, one of he best forms of fuel there would be in the future. -
Advanced Nanotech Clothing
Advanced nanotech clothing would most likely be invented in the year of 2072. These types of clothing could protect against any disaster such as rain, snow or dirt. They could also adjust themselves according to the climate. -
Hyper-Intelligent Computers
Hyper-intelligent computers would be made in the year of 2083. They would become even smarter than the supercomputers we know today.
