Technological Advancement

Inventions

Period: Jan 1, 1900 to Jan 1, 2000

Vaccuum

Jan 1, 1901

Invented by Hubert Booth
Sold to Hoover
Helped to maintain a cleaner household

Crayons

Jan 1, 1903

Invented by Edward Binney and Harold Smith
Great passtime for children
helped developed artistic abilities

Tea Bag

Jan 1, 1904

Sewn tea bags did away with the need to grind leaves
Helped maintain the right porportions

Friderator

Jan 1, 1914

First electronic refrigerator
Invented by Nathaniel Wales
Sold to Fridigaire
Helped maintain the quality of food

Pop-up Toaster

Jan 1, 1919

Invented by Charles Stite
This saved time and burns by not needed to turn or eject the toast by hand

Dishwasher

Jan 1, 1924

First dishwashing machine suitable for home use
Invented by William Livens
Saved time spent cleaning the kitchen

Garbage Disposal

Jan 1, 1927

Invented by John Hammes
Saved kitchen drains from backed up plumbing issues

Washing Machine

Feb 1, 1937

First electronic washing machine
Invented by the Bendix Corporation
No need to wash clothes by hand or use the hand crank models

Clothes Dryer

Jan 1, 1938

First electrictronically operated clothes dryer
Invented by J.Ross Moore
No need to hang dry clothing, time saver

Magentron

Jan 1, 1946

Invented by Percy Spencer
Named the Radarandge
Sped up the cooking process

Credit Card

Jan 1, 1950

First use of the credit card
Invented by McNamara
First card not limited to one specific store

Super Glue

Feb 1, 1951

Invented by Fred Joyner and Coover
Helped fix many small household breaks

Halogen Lightbulb

Jan 1, 1955

Invented by Elmer Fridrich and Emmet Wiley
Gave off a better light color
Less expensive to produce and buy

Handmixer

Jan 1, 1964

Electronic hand mixer
Invented by Dynamic
Lightweight to make for easy mixing

Floppy disk

Jan 1, 1971

IBM invented the floppy disk
Provided an easy physical way of transporting data

Cell phone

Jan 1, 1973

First hand held cell phone
Invented by Motorola
Provided a 30 minute talk time

Mr. Coffee

Jan 1, 1974

Invented by Edmund Abel and Edwin Shulze
First automatic drip coffee maker
Improved the burnt taste of the older version, the percolator

Ink Jet Printer

Jan 1, 1976

Hewlett-Packard invented the first ink Jet Printer
Made available in homes in 1988
Saved people from having to purchase prints individually

Portable Computer

Jan 1, 1981

Invention of the first lap top
Named the Osborne 1
Allowed professionals to take their work home with them

Web TV

Jan 1, 1996

Invented by Diba Inc. and Zenith Electronic
This was the first televsion set that allowed viewers to surf the web

Ipod

Jan 1, 2001

Invented by Apple Computers
Allowed digital music to be stored and played

Electric Car

Jan 1, 2003

Invented by Tesla
Provides an 88% effieciency rating versus the 25% rating of gas powerd vehicles

Facebook

Jan 1, 2004

Facebook was invented by Mark Zuckerberg and his college roommates
Initially let helped students to meet each other
Helps people meet and get aquainted with a variety of groups

Youtube

Jan 1, 2005

Youtube was invented in 2005
Helped businesses or individuals who needed media representation

Solar Shingles

Jan 1, 2005

Invented by the Dow Company in 2005
Greatly reduces energy costs by creating energy through sunlight

Blue Ray Player

Jan 1, 2006

Invented by Sony in the early 2000s
Allowed high definition picture

Wovel

Jan 1, 2006

Invented by Marc Noonan
A safer and cheaper alternative to a snowblower

Wind Turbine

Feb 1, 2006

Invented by Southwest Power
Saves on energy cost by utilizing air

Iphone

Jan 1, 2007

Invented by Apple in 2007
Allowed internet access and phone capablities in one

Ipad

Feb 1, 2010

Invented by Apple
Gives people the use of a computer without a bulky keyboard