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MIcrophone invented
Berliner patented the carbon-button microphone in 1877. However, Thomas Edison was given credit by the US Supreme Court ruling in 1892. Wired -
Telephone Transmission Success
Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Watson made the first successful bi-directional transmission of clear speech. Bell spoke into the device, "Mr. Watson, come here, I want to see you." and Watson answered. Wikipedia -
First radio invented
Nikola Tesla ,after emigrating to US, invented the induction coil or Tesla coil, which is essential to sending and receiving radio waves. However in 1895, before Tesla could send a radio signal approximately 50 miles to West Point, N.Y., a fire destroyed his lab. HowStuffWorks -
First airplane invented
The Wright Brothers (Wilbur and Orville Wright) made four brief flights at Kitty Hawk with their first powered aircraft. It was a major breakthrough in aeronautical knowledge. Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum -
Electronic TV invented
A 21-year-old native in Utah, Philo Taylor Farnsworth, invented the electronic television. His inspiration came from the back-and-forth motion used to plow a field. Wikipedia -
First computer invented
Short for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Calculator, the ENIAC was the first electronic computer used for general purposes, such as solving numerical problems. The ENIAC occupied about 1,800 square feet, used 17,468 vacuum tubes, 15,000 relays, weighed almost 50 tons, uses 200 kilowatts of electricity, and cost about $500,000.
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A-0 Completed
The A-0 system (Arithmetic Language version 0) was the first compiler ever developed for an electronic computer. It was written by Grace Hopper for the UNIVAC I(Universal Automatic Computer I) Wikipedia -
Direct keyboard input to computers
Doug Ross thought that a Flexowriter - an electrically-controlled typewriter - connected to an MIT computer might be able to function as a keyboard input device due to its low cost and flexibility. Five months later, scientists conducted an experiment and verified the usefulness of the keyboard input device. Computer History -
SAGE system goes online
SAGE (Semi-Automatic Ground Environment) was the first large-scale computer communications network that connected 23 hardened computer sites in the US and Canada. Its task was to detect incoming Soviet bombers was direct interceptor aircraft to destroy them. Computer History -
First floppy disk
David L. Noble's team developed a read-only, 8-inch-diameter flexible diskette they called the "memory disk", holding 80 KB of data. They had to enclose it in a fabric that removed dust after dirt became a serious problem. Wikipedia -
ARPANET Invented
ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network) was the first network created by the U.S. government in a group called DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency). It's the first packet switching network that developed into today's modern internet.
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First laptop invented
Osborne was the first mass-produced microprocessor-based portable computer and used the CP/M operating system. It was about the size of a sewing machine. Wikipedia -
CD player invented
Sony ignited a digital audio revolution with the release of the world’s first commercial compact disc player, the CDP-101, in Japan. It signaled the dawn of a new audio medium that promised to deliver a crystal-clear music experience for a generation of consumers,
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Bluetooth invented
The development of the "short-link" radio technology, that would later be named Bluetooth,was initiated by Dr. Nils Rydbeck, CTO at Ericsson Mobile in Lund, and Dr. Johan Ullman. It's physical range is typically less than 10 m, up to 100 m. Wikipedia -
Google Chrome released
Google CEO Eric Schmidt initially opposed the development of Google Chrome for six years due to not wanting to go through business wars until co-founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page hired several Mozilla Firefox developers to built a demonstration of Chrome. Rumors of Google Chrome appeared in September 2004. Wikipedia
