History of Technology

First Battery

Jan 15, 1736

While making a railway near Baghdad railway workers found an old Parthian Battery which was assumed to be 2000 years old.
http://batteryuniversity.com/learn/article/when_was_the_battery_invented

Lightning Rod

Jan 15, 1752

When conducting an experiment Benjamin Franklin Shocked himself. This would later inspire him to make the lightning rod. https://www.fi.edu/history-resources/franklins-lightning-rod

First Locomotive

Jan 15, 1804

Richard Trevithick harnessed the power of steam to make steam locomotives. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Trevithick

Stethoscope

Jan 1, 1816

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec invented the Stethoscope and discovered many modern day diseases. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17048358

Electric Motor

Jan 1, 1822

Micheal Faraday invents Electric Motor when told about magnetic fields.http://www.rigb.org/our-history/iconic-objects/iconic-objects-list/faradays-motor

Gatling Gun

Jan 1, 1862

Richard Jordan Gatling invents Gatling Gun which would later be used in many militaries. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Jordan-Gatling

Wire less Communication

Jan 1, 1893

Tesla Invents Wireless Communication for communication between New Jersey and The Portuguese coast. http://www.teslasociety.com/portugal.htm

Remote Control

Jan 1, 1898

Nikola Tesla invents remote control and shows it of at New York.http://www.pbs.org/tesla/ins/lab_remotec.html

TV

Jan 1, 1933

Philo Farnsworth pioneers the TV. http://www.biography.com/people/philo-t-farnsworth-40273#later-life

Jet Engine

Jan 1, 1937

Frank Whittle and Hans von Ohain work on the jet engine. http://inventors.about.com/od/famousinventors/fl/The-History-of-the-Jet-Engine.htm

Laser

Jan 1, 1960

Theodore Harold Maiman created the laser after being interested In the maser.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Theodore-Maiman

Video Game

Jan 15, 1968

Ralph H. Baer makes concept of playing Ping Pong on video game console and so the idea of pong and the home console was created. http://ralphbaer.com/video_game_history.htm

Moon Landing

Jun 1, 1969

NASA sends their first manned shuttle into space. https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/apollo11.html

Ethernet

Jan 1, 1973

Bob Metcalfe is given the task to connect Xerox PARC's computers so he made the Ethernet cable. http://www.ibiblio.org/pioneers/metcalfe.html

Personal Computer

Jan 1, 1973

Xerox PARC makes the first personal computer. http://www.businessinsider.com/xerox-was-actually-first-to-invent-the-pc-they-just-forgot-to-do-anything-with-it-2012-2

NES

Jul 15, 1983

Nintendo releases the Nintendo entertainment system or Famicom (NES) after the video game crash. This "toy" invented saving progress. http://www.sofasandsectionals.com/history-of-nintendo-entertainment-system

World Wide Web

Jan 1, 1989

Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web to help scientists communicate with each other. https://home.cern/topics/birth-web

N64

Jun 23, 1996

Despite not being the first 3D game console it revolutionised gaming adding voice acting and a whole new dimension.

YouTube

Feb 14, 2005

Some friends make a website about sharing videos called YouTube.

Self Tying Shoelace

Mar 16, 2016

Nike gives us the first look at the self tying shoes inspired by back to the future. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOcq98vU0SY