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Pascal's Calculator
Blaise Pascal invented the machanical calculator or the Pascaline. It was intended to perform simple tasks like add and subtract two numbers directly. -
The Pedulum clock
The Pendulum clock was the world's most percise timekeeper. It was highly accuarte and allowed for a faster pace of life during the Industrial Revolution. -
The Steam Digester
Denis Papin invented the steam digester, which was the first pressure cooker. -
The Piano
The making of the first piano is credited to Bartolomeo Cristofori. The total of pianos made by him is unknown but three of them survive today. -
Electricity
Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity with a kite in the middle of a thunderstorm. -
The Battery
Alessandro Volta made the first battery. It consisted of two electrodes one made of zinc and one of copper. -
Soda Fountain
Samuel Fahnestock patented the soda fountain. -
Microphone
Charles Wheatstone invented the first microphone. It was two slender rods which conveyed the mechanical vibrations of both ears. -
Telegraph
Samuel F.B, Morse sent out the first message from the chambers of the Supreme Court in Washingtion, DC, to Baltimore. -
Web Offset Printing
William Bullock introduced the printing press. It could feed paper on a continuous roll and print both sides of the paper at once. -
Television
Philo Farnsworth demonstrated the first television broadcasting. He broadcasted an image of a dollar sign. -
Minicomputer
Digital Equipment introduced the PDP-8, the world's first computer to use integrated circuit technology. -
PC
The New York Times magazine named it's 1982 "man" of the year the personal computer. -
Text Messaging
AT&T became the first U.S. cellular company to offer instant text messaging for mobile phones. -
Segway PT
Created by Dean Kamen is the first self-balancing electric-powered transportation machine. -
Google Search
Larry Page and Sergey Brin Incorporated Google in 1998 but in 2004 they sold shares to the public for the first time. -
Youtube
The video-sharing web site youtube launched and became a pop culture mainstay. -
Iphone
Apple launched it's Iphone and introduced the smart phone frenzy. -
windows 8
Windows introduced it's controversial start screen, elimintaing the start orb that many had gotten so accustomed to. -
Windows 10
Windows launched windows 10 combining the strength of windows 8 and windows 7.
