History of Technology

By Eduardo.R

  • The First Telephone

    The First Telephone
    The first telephone was created by Alexander Bell leading the way for improved methods of communications to be invented later on. The first ever call made was on March 10th, 1876 which Bell told his assistant to come see him. http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/recon/jb_recon_telephone_1.html

  • The First Computer

    The First Computer
    The ENIAC was created in February 15 1946, by John Mauchly. It was created for calculating artillery firing tables for the U.S Army to use during World War 2. It took 3 years to build and was the first large scale computer to not be slowed down from mechanical parts. http://www.ushistory.org/oddities/eniac.htm

  • ARPANET

    ARPANET
    The first ever computer network was created August 30, 1969 and was the base of the internet we have today. ARPANET was developed under ARPA to be used as an interconnection between 4 university computers. http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_arpanet.htm

  • Portable Telephones

    Portable Telephones
    Telephones became portable allowing communication using radio frequencies. One of the first mobile telephones was the Motorola Dynatac 8000x created by Martin Cooper. It's design featured an antenna above it with a long body for having the buttons on it. http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/05/the-evolution-of-cell-phone-design-between-1983-2009/

  • Network Cabling (Ethernet)

    Network Cabling (Ethernet)
    Rather than using wireless, ethernet uses cables to connect computers to a local network. It is the most widely installed local area network technology and can define 2 units of transmission which is packet and frame. http://searchnetworking.techtarget.com/definition/Ethernet

  • The Apple 1

    The Apple 1
    The Apple 1 was created on April 11, 1976 by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. It was a circuit board that connected to a monitor and keyboard that worked just like a computer. It started one of the most popular computer companies known as Apple.http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/computers/a1.html

  • The Apple 2

    The Apple 2
    The Apple 2 was created in 1977 and was a huge upgrade from the previous computer. The Apple 2 computer influenced the appearance of modern computers with the addition of a monitor unlike the Apple 1.http://applemuseum.bott.org/sections/computers/aII.html

  • The TRS 80

    The TRS 80
    The TRS 80 was released on August 3rd soon after the Apple 2. It was not as popular, but was more advanced than the Apple 2. The TRS 80 contained comprehensive string handling, multidimensional arrays, and multi variable names. http://www.landsnail.com/apple/local/design/trs80.html

  • The First Laptop

    The First Laptop
    The Osborne 1 was created on April 3rd, 1981 and was the first laptop ever to be sold. The creation of the Osborne 1 evolved technology by leading businesses to create more portable technology. http://www.oldcomputers.net/osborne-1.html

  • The Internet

    The Internet
    The Internet was originally part of ARPANET and only used packet switching to connect computers on a single network. Eventually the Internet evolved to connecting computers to multiple networks and connecting those networks with other networks which led to the creation of the Internet.http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/who-invented-the-internet

  • Wi-Fi

    Wi-Fi
    Wifi was created around the year of 1991 and is used everyday by many people. It was created to make it easier to access the Internet from a device. http://www.wilcorpinc.com/wifi_history.htm

  • The First Smartphone

    The Ibm Simon was the first smartphone ever published and sold to the public. It contained a touch screen and applications, something that current smartphones have today. http://www.phonearena.com/news/Did-you-know-what-was-the-first-smartphone-ever_id58842

  • The First Smartwatch

    The First Smartwatch
    IBM was also the first to release the smartwatch with their IBM watchpad. It could connect to the Internet and run applications, but was limited in functionality because of its design. http://www.zdnet.com/pictures/before-the-iwatch-a-history-of-smartwatches-in-pictures/

  • The Smart Car

    The Smart Car
    A car that relies more on technology for its functionality is considered a smart car. The first smart car was published in 2008 and it was called the Smart Fortwo. It was smaller in size, but had a reliable brake system and functions that many normal cars do not have. http://wheels.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/30/swatch-founder-also-gave-birth-to-the-smart-car/?_r=0

  • Smartpads

    Smartpads
    The release of the ipad marked the start of innovation in smartphones. The ipad allowed for easier navigation and easier visibility while keeping the mobility of a smartphone. http://www.imore.com/history-ipad-2010