Technology Timeline

  • Electric Blender

    Electric Blender
    This blender was made in 1922, Originally The blender was made for milkshakes, but the creator, Stephen J. Poplawski patented it for fruits and veggies.
  • The electric automated traffic signal

    The electric automated traffic signal
    The first traffic signal was created in 1923, the patented design was sold to general electric for $40,000
    https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/1920s-inventions-influential
  • Television

    Television
    The television shaped North America
  • Electric guitar

    Electric guitar
    the first electric guitar was invented by George Beauchamp.
  • Parking meter

    Parking meter
    The parking meter was created in Oklahoma by Carl C. Magee.
  • Helicopter

    Helicopter
    the helicopter was designed by Igor Sikorsky and built by the Vought-Sikorsky Aircraft Division of the United Aircraft Corporation.
  • Computer

    Computer
    J. Presper Eckert, and a physicist, John W. Mauchly invented a new computer
  • Jet Engine

    Jet Engine
    the first operational jet engine was designed in Germany by Hans Pabst von Ohain
  • Flight Data Recorder

    Flight Data Recorder
    The recorder was created in 1942 by a Finnish aviation engineer Veijo Hietala.
  • Microwave

    Microwave
    Percy Spencer invented the microwave and it was six feet tall and 750 pounds.
  • Transister Radio

    Transister Radio
    broke into the field of electronics, it was a small and powerful handheld radio.
  • Satellites

    Satellites
    The solvent union launched the first satellite, which shocked the world, and even the USA because they thought they could get to it first.
  • Video Games

    Video Games
    William Higinbotham created the first video game. it was a simple tennis game but it shaped the future of video games.
  • Email

    Email
    tomlinson created a program that gave users the ability to send messages between connected computers on the Arpanet system.
  • Floppy disk

    Floppy disk
    Floppy disks back in the 70s were used for data storage.
  • Apple Computer

    Apple Computer
    The first Apple computer was a part of a big company rival. They were both rushing to make the first computer. Luckily people made theirs best because of the low cost.
  • Nintendo

    Nintendo
    The Netendido was a very fun video game console. this console shaped the future of video game art and development.
  • Apple Macintosh

    Apple Macintosh
    When Steve Jobs first revealed the Macintosh at the Flint Center on De Anza College campus on January 24, 1984, it wasn’t just another computer. It was Apple telling the world how to make a mass-market personal computer.
  • Apple Macintosh

    Apple Macintosh
    Steve Jobs first revealed the Macintosh at the Flint Center on the De Anza College campus on January 24, 1984,
  • Nintendo Entertainment System

    Nintendo Entertainment System
    When the Nintendo Entertainment System was released in 1985, people would have thought of its impact on the video game industry.
  • Car Phones

    Car Phones
    Car phones were another piece of Technology for people, and they either came in briefcases that had to be stored and charged in the car, or they were installed in the car.
  • Talk Boy

    Talk Boy
    the Talk Boy was a video cassette in a little player upon which you could record and play back your voice. it was featured in Home Alone 2.
  • Talk Boy

    Talk Boy
    The Talk Boy was a video cassette in a little player upon which you could record and play back your voice. and It was featured in Home Alone 2.
  • Car Phone

    Car Phone
    They either came in briefcases that had to be stored and charged in the car, or they were straight-up installed directly in the car. These existed way before the ’90s, but the decade was a swan song for a technology that seemed impossibly cool and futuristic right up until the end.
  • Tamagotchi

    Tamagotchi
    They were from Japan, and taught children some important facts about life: Being a caring, nurturing person is a real hassle, and if you don’t feed your pets they will grow angel wings.
  • Tamagotchi

    Tamagotchi
    They were originally from Japan, and taught children some important facts about life: Being a caring, nurturing person is a real hassle.
  • 1998 iMac

    1998 iMac
    The 1998 iMac was the first computer to have colour customization. it was made by apple.
  • 1998 iMac

    1998 iMac
    The iMac was the first computer to feature colour customization. It inspired other companies to do the same.
  • BlackBerry

    BlackBerry
    BlackBerries were the most popular smartphones, it had email, call, text, and some games. Unfortunately, iPhone and Android can to DOMINATE.
  • Black Berry

    Black Berry
    The blackberry was very popular, they had everything a computer had. plus call and text. unfortunately, the iPhone took over.
  • Blue Ray

    Blue Ray
    Blue ray changes the tv storage world. It aloud tv shows, movies and videos on one tiny disk.
  • Blu-Ray

    Blu-Ray
    The Blu-ray was a very cool piece of tech, it was a tv storage device. it stored all kinds of movies, tv shows and videos in a small plastic record-type thing.
  • iPhone

    iPhone
    The original iPhone was released in 2007 for $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB). The device included a 2-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch 320 x 480 LCD screen, and sold over 30 million units.
  • iPhone

    iPhone
    The original iPhone was released in 2007 for $499 (4GB) and $599 (8GB). The device included a 2-megapixel camera, 3.5-inch 320 x 480 LCD screen, and sold over 30 million units.
  • iPad

    iPad
    In 2010, the iPad ushered in an entirely new category of computing devices. it was a computer with no keyboard combined with a touchscreen iPhone. But it's simply just a large portable touchscreen.
  • Instagram

    Instagram
    Instagram is a very popular social media app. It's used for sharing photos of our everyday lives. it still is very popular.
  • Chromebooks

    Chromebooks
    Chromebooks were created to give an affordable computer for simple needs. now, many people in schools use Chromebooks because it is cheap but still powerful.