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Difference Engine
A difference engine is an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions. The name derives from the method of divided differences, a way to interpolate or tabulate functions by using a small set of polynomial coefficients.
(Source: Wikipedia) Basically, a difference engine uses addition to multiply (http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/howitworks/), because making a machine that did multilpication and division would be extremely difficult. -
First rechargeable battery
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First Speaker
The Speaker is an extremely important event in the technology industry. Nearly every singlepiece of technology uses speakers. -
First Kodak Camera
The Kodak camera was one of the most important events to have happened in this timeline. Kodaks changed the meaning of cameras, and popularized them. -
ENIAC Built
The ENIAC was built for war at the time, and could decode a code quicker than humans could ever imagine. -
First CPU (Intel 4004)
The Intel 4004 was the first CPU. The CPU (Central Processing Unit) is made out of an ALU, a CU and a bit of Memory (RAM and ROM) -
First Printer
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The GUI (XEROX Parc)
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Microsoft Founded
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Apple Founded
Apple was founded on this day. Apple is famous for the Phones, tablets and the laptops and desktops that they make, as well as the closed source OS that they made. -
First MRI test
The First MRI test was done. The MRI is a machine that allows for easy checks of damaged bones in the body, as well as torn achilles. -
Gameboy released to the market
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WiFi Released
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Google Founded
Google is one of the most innovative companies to ever have come to the world. Google is simple and fast, and there is a term named after google called 'googling' which means searching with the search engine -
Release of the Nokia 3310
The Nokia 3310 is one of the best phones that you could ever get at the time. It popularized unbreakable phones, and right now, theres even a meme going on about the nokia's unbreakability. -
Release of the iPhone 1
The iPhone was revolutionary, and started a trend of phones with big touchscreens that do not need the use of a stylus. -
Release of the iPad 1
The iPad 1 was the first touchscreen tablet to popularize the tablets. Apple started going downhill from there though... -
Sources/Bibliography
CC Search:
https://search.creativecommons.org/ Wikipedia (for difference engine):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Difference_engine
