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Torres Quevedo Inventions
Torres Quevedo was an early 19 hundreds inventor who was one of the first to propose automation, which he did through one of the first chess robots ever created. In 1920 he took the cogwheel functions of Charles Babbage and implemented electromagnetic parts instead to create an arithmometer where a typewriter typed and printed the results. -
Norman and Hill found Filofax
Filofax made time organizers that looked like small wallets that had paper, calendars, and small calculators. This invention before electronic version would inspire people in the future to make machines to keep track of things. -
Edith Clarke Invents "Clarke Calculator"
The Clarke calculator was a simple calculator for hyperbolic functions. It made electrical engineers jobs much much easier. -
George Squier Sends Music Over Wires
George Squier, an early 19 hundreds inventor patents a method of transmitting music over wires for the first time in history. This would soon lead to the Muzak Company being founded. -
Louis Recordon Patents the Self Winding Watch
Self winding watches were a great invention that made watches much easier to use, since you didn't have to wind it every few hours. A self winding pocket watch was made in the 1770's, but the first wristwatch was made in 1924. -
Jack Linsky Founds Swingline
The Swingline company made a variety of staplers and hole punchers. The hole punchers would be very useful for future computers and technology, which used punched out cards to insert data. -
Bell telephone Labs Split off into Nokia
The Bell Telephone Laboratories were a big part of a bigger company, formed in 1885 by Alexander Graham Bell. In 1925 the labs split off and became part of Nokia. Together they helped improved communications. -
Raymond Loewy Redesigns the Gestetner Office Duplicating Machines
The Gestetner Duplicating machine was a machine that copied pieces of paper before photo copiers were made. Raymond Loewy redesigned this machine so that it would function better, which it did.
