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Joesph Marie Jacquard
Joesph Marie Jacqaurd,(born July 17th, Lyon France. Died August 7th, 1834 Oullins) was the inventor of the Jacquard Loom, a device incorporated into looms to simplify the making textiles. This new device made it easier to achieve complex patterns an shapes. -
Charles Babbage
Charles Baggage (Born December 26th, 1791 London England. Died October 18th, 1871) an English mathematician, was the inventor of the first digital computer. In 1823, after working on his invention, he received government support for the creation and design of the new machine. This new digital computer was able to calculate and compute tables of numbers. This machine had a 20-decimal capacity and worked on discrete digits rather than smooth quantities. -
Pavel Schilling
Pavel Schilling (Born April 5th, 1786. Died July 1837) was a a Russian military officer and a diplomat of Baltic origin. He is responsible in creating the first electromagnetic telegraph. -
William Sturgen
William Strurgen. (Born May 22nd 1783. Died Whittington Lancashire, England. Died December 4th 1850.) was a English physicist and inventor. He is credited in inventing the first English electric motor. He is also credited in inventing the first modern compass using the concept of electromagnetism. -
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla (Born July 10th 1856, in the Austrian Empire, now modern day Croatia. Died January 17th 1943, New York) was an engineer, futurist and inventor. He is responsible in creating alternating current (A.C.) This technology allows electrical power to be delivered to homes and businesses. -
Christopher Sholes
Christopher Sholes, (Born February14th 1819 Mooresbury Pennsylvania. Died February 17th 1890 Milwaukee, Wisconsin) was an American inventor invented the QWERTY keyboard. -
Hubert Booth
Hubert Booth (Born July 4th 1871 in Gloucester, England. Died January 14th 1955) was a British engineer credited in inventing the first powered vacuum cleaner. To this day all modern vacuum cleaners are based off the Booth's model. At its prime, Booth's vacuum cleaner became a status symbol, and housewives hosted vacuum tea parties showcasing Booth's invention. Hubert Booth's vacuum cleaner established a new standard of cleanliness in British homes. -
Alexander Ghram Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (Born March 3rd 1847, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. Died August 2nd 1922.) was a scientist and engineer is best known for creating the first practical telephone. This creation revolutionized communication and allowed individuals to have conversations in multiples times and places -
Emile Beliner
Emile Berliner (Born May 20th 1851 Hanover, kingdom of Hanover. Died August 3rd, 1929 Washington D.C.) was a German born American Inventor and is credited in inventing the first microphone. This creation revolutionized the music industry, allowing musicians to create more songs and albums. -
Edith Clarke
Edith Clarke (Born February 10th, 1883. Died October 29th, 1959) Was an electrical engineer and a professor at the University of Austin. Clarke is credited inventing the calculator. This simple graphical device that used electrical current and impedance in power transmission lines solved equations much faster than previous methods. Clarke is also known as the first female professor of electrical engineering. -
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith (Born February 19th 1960, Buffalo New York. Died November 17th 1929) was an American inventor and is credited in creating the Punch card Tabulation System. This invention aided 1890s America process and summarize lot of information at once. This helped multiple industries to become more productive. -
Tom Kilburn
Tom Kilburn (Born August 11th 1921, Dewby United Kingdom. Died January 17th, 2001 Manchester, United kingdom.) was and English mathematician and computer scientist, and is credited in contributing in the invention of the Williams-Kilburn tube. The Williams-Kilburn tube could store multiple dots of information at a time. This invention is the youngest form of computer storage of its time. -
ERA 1101
Was a commercially produce computer created by the Navy. It was intended for high speed computing and stored i million bits of data at a time. -
VIC-20
In 1980, the company Commodore released the VIC-20 home computer. This computer served as an inexpensive alternative to models formally released by the company such as the PET, another home personal computer released in 1977. The VIC-20 was was a highly successful product, becoming the first computer to sell over 1 million computers. -
Macintosh
The Macintosh, released in 1984, is another addition of the Apple personal computer family. The Macintosh was the very first mouse-driven computer, had a graphical user interface, and had a built-in screen. Selling at $2,500, it sold over 50,000 units. -
The Game Boy
Though handheld gaming consoles had been popular in this decade, the Game Boy was nonetheless a hit. Introduced in 1999 by Nintendo, the Game Boy was designed to accommodate removable plastic game cartridges to allow players to switch and play any game they pleased. Showcasing a small 2.9-inch black and white screen and a simple button layout, the console was perfect for young children and teens. Nintendo sold over hundred million Game Boy consoles, making the Game Boy a coveted gaming device. -
J-Phone. The first phone camera
SoftBank, a company based in Japan released the very first camera phone, the J-Phone J-SH04. The J-Phone had an integrated camera, with a resooution of 0.11 megapixels and a 256-color display. The phone could share pictures wirelessly, allowing images to be shared effortlessly. With the popularity of the J-Phone, the company would release a flip-phone version a month later. -
The Apple iPhone
in 2007, Apple released the very first iPhone. Though being the first and youngest addition of the Apple iPhone family, it certainty packed a punch! The iPhone had a web browser, touchscreen, had a built in navigation and voice detection system, and a high definition camera. Selling at $499 at its release, Apple shipped over 1.4 million iPhones across America. -
The Apple Watch
Before then, multiple attempts to create a wearable computer had been made. But Apple, once again, became the pioneer of technological advancements. The Apple Watch was yet another game changer in the world of technology, being compatible with Mac Books and iPhones, the Apple Watch had multiple features including: a high resolution display, Force Touch, Heart rate sensor and was able to accommodate many interchangeable wrist bands. Over a million units were ordered on the day of release. -
Chat GPT
Released in November of 2022 by Open AI, ChatGPT is an AI chatbot designed to respond to any prompt or question. Using a machine learning algorithm to understand context, the AI can produce coherent and almost human-like responses. ChatGPT is capable of: Writing stories and poems, translating multiple languages, summarizing documents or chapters of books, generating images., and much more. Despite its benefits, the AI has controversy regarding its accuracy of information and ethics.