Technology Through the Ages

By Mya Helm
  • 1200

    First Pair of Eye Glasses

    First Pair of Eye Glasses
    The name of the person who created the first pair of glass is unknown but it was an Italian man from Florence Italy. He created them to be able to see better farther away and up close. A little bit about eyeglasses is that people think Benjamin Franklin created them but, he created bifocals.
  • 1575

    First Typewriter

    First Typewriter
    The typewriter was created by an Italian man named Francesco Rampazetto. He invented the typewriter to make writing letters easier. When it first came out not many people bought or liked the idea of a typewriter.

  • First Steamboat

    First Steamboat
    In the 1800s a man named Robert Fulton invented the first steamboat. Steamboats were used for transporting goods and people across rivers. The first few steamboats only went about 5 miles per hour,

  • First Computer

    First Computer
    The first computer invented was by Charles Babbage. He created this piece so people didn't have to sit around tables and do math all day, the computer could do that. It took Babbage about 8 years to get the computer he wanted perfect.

  • First Telephone

    First Telephone
    Alexander Graham Bell was the first person to create the telephone. He created it because he loved to experiment and create things. The telephone was used for communicating with one another through wires and an electrical circuit.

  • First Light Bulb

    First Light Bulb
    The light bulb was created by Thomas Edison. He created it to give off the light in a room without having to use a whole bunch of candles. After the first light bulb, many types of light bulbs were created like an LED light for example.

  • First Automobile

    First Automobile
    Carl Benz created the first automobile. He created it to make it easier to get places. The automobile had three wheels and it ran on gasoline.

  • First Radio

    First Radio
    The radio was invented by an Italian man named Guglielmo Marconi. He created the radio to send and receive messages from all over. Two years after the radio was invented, the got the letter "S" telegraphed from England.

  • First Air Conditioner Unit

    First Air Conditioner Unit
    A New York man named Wilis Carrier invented the first air conditioner unit. The AC unit was created to make a hot humid day better by cooling you off. Before the modern AC unit, ancient Egyptians would hang wet doormats so as the water evaporated it kept the hot dry air away because of the moisture.

  • First Screwdriver

    First Screwdriver
    Henry Phillip was the man who invented the screwdriver. He created the item to help with a tighter fastening when putting screws in automobiles. The Phillips' head is named after Henry.