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First refracting telescope.
German-Dutch spectacle-maker Hans Lippershey invents the first refracting telescope. https://www.thoughtco.com/17th-century-timeline-1992482 -
First mechanical calculator.
Willhelm Schickard invented the "Calculating Clock", the first mechanical calculator.http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/calculator_time-line.html -
Typewriter
In 1714, Henry Mill obtained a patent for a typewriter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter -
Battery
The battery is a container used for storing energy for charging or powering an electric device. first used with multiple Leyden jars. -
Microphone
German inventor Johann Philipp Reis designed an early sound transmitter. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microphone -
Hydro power
Hydro power is a great renewable source of energy for people living near running water. -
Thomas Edison Invents Moving Picture
this was the first major development in entertainment to be known as movies. -
Monitors
The early monitors were made with cathode ray tubes. Also affected by magnets. -
LED (light emitting diode)
In the early 1960s the LED had very low light but used very little energy. Now the LED is one of the most efficient light sources. -
Floppy Disk
a storage device composed of a disk of thin and flexible magnetic storage medium enclosed in plastic. -
Digital Portable Camera
The first digital camera made by Kodak was made by an engineer named Steve Sasson. https://petapixel.com/2010/08/05/the-worlds-first-digital-camera-by-kodak-and-steve-sasson/ -
Laptop
The IBM 5100 was the first commercially available portable computer, and was based on the SCAMP prototype. -
Ethernet
This is a cable that connects 2 devices to eigther share or connec6t information. -
IBM Computer
The IBM PC was created by a group of engineers and designers under thew direction of Don Estridge. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_Personal_Computer -
The Compact Disk
A digital optical disc data storage format. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_disc -
Brick Phone
Motorola releases the first mobile phone to the public. http://www.knowyourmobile.com/nokia/nokia-3310/19848/history-mobile-phones-1973-2008-handsets-made-it-all-happen -
Macintosh
The Macintosh was an apple product with an integral graphical user interface and mouse. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macintosh -
Synthetic Skin
Artificial skin is skin grown in a laboratory. It can be used as skin replacement for people who have suffered severe burns or skin diseases.The first synthetic skin was invented by John F. Burke. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_skin -
Nintendo Gameboy
Released in Japan first then released in North America none of the games were in color though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy -
USB
The USB stands for universal serial bus. This was able to connect external devises. -
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a wireless connecting devises over short distances. -
Windows XP
A major version of the windows family with a DOS based predecessors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_XP -
Original XBOX
Xbox is a video gaming brand created and owned by Microsoft. It represents a series of video game consoles developed by Microsoft, with three consoles released in the sixth, seventh, and eighth generations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox -
First Windows Phone
This is a mobile operating system developed by Microsoft. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_Phone -
Teleportation
A group of Chinese scientists successfully teleported a single photon over 300 miles to a satellite in space.WOW!
