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Analytical Engine, Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage (1791-1891) in 1837 created the first mechanical computer, he called it a Analytical Engine. The Analytical Engine contained an ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit). It is the first of its kind computer concept that could be used for many things and not only one particular computation. To say this in an easier perspective the analytical engine was a program controlled by punched cards. -
First Car, Karl Benz
Karl Benz (1844-1929) loved bicycles and had always wanted to create an vecihle himself. Even with his financial setbacks he still managed to creat an fully working car. Meanwhile with doing this car he created other inventions that is connect with the car (Clutch and spark plugs). -
The Phone, Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) had an career in teaching, meanwhile he research a way to transport sound/voice through a single wire. He first found a way to transmit musical tone and then later a human voice. He had an patent war with another man that he later won. -
Computer mouse and Hypertext, Douglas Engelbert
Douglas Engelbert (1925-2013) is an american engineer that is mostly know for creating the first computer mouse and also inveted Hypertext. Hypertext is a way to get a word or picture to another document or page on the internet. The computer mouse is well know and is a way to easily control the display on your computer. -
Microsoft, Bill Gates
Bill Gates (1955-Present) who is also known as one of the richest man in the world. Is the creator of the world's largest computer software company Microsoft. Bill Gates and Paul Allen started Microsoft for microprocessors and software in order to produce software for an early computer. Paul Allen left Microsoft in 1983 and since then Microsoft has just been Bill Gates project and then only growed. -
The world wide web, Tim Berners-Lee
Tim Berners-Lee was an engineer born in England (1955-present). The world wide web is an system for public webpages to be accessible through internet. The world wide web is also know as WWW. It is also good to no that WWW is NOT the internet. -
Bluetooth, Jaap Haarsten
Jaap Haarsten (1963-present) in 1989 created bluetooth with the swedish company Ericson that he was working in. Bluetooth is a way to connect electronic gadgets with eachother through signals in a short range from eachother. -
Iphone, Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs (1955-2011) has an intersting background to creating the first iphone. He met his coworker Steve Wozniak at his first job at Atari. Steve Jobs was first at Apple but then left to then rejoin when Apple nearly got bankrupt and started to design the iphones, ipads and ipods. 2007 was the first iphone released