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Computer, Charles Babbage
The first mechanical computer was created in 1822 by Charles Babbage. But that comuter doesn't really look like a nowdays computer.
It was considered the first automatic computing machine. It could calculate multiple sets of numbers and make hard copies of the results. -
Telegraph, Samuel Morse
The physicist and inventor Samuel Morse sent the first telegram in history. Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of written messages without the physical transport of letters. Morse code is used in telegraphy. It is a system of representation of letters and numbers through signals emitted intermittently. -
Telephone, Antonio Meucci
The telephone was invented in the year 1854 by Antonio Meucci. Its purpose was to connect his office with the bedroom so that he could talk to his sick wife in bed. -
Radio, Guillermo Marconi
The radio was invented in the year 1897 by Guillermo Marconi, an Italian electronic engineer, known as one of the foremost promoters of long-distance radio transmission. -
Television, John Logie Baird
John Logie Baird demonstrated the world's first television system in 1926. He also invented a television system that could transmit live moving images. -
Tablet, Alan Kay
The tablet was invented in the year 1968 by Alan Kay. That idea was baptized as Dynabook, a computer for children of all ages with a weight of less than 2 kilos. -
Mobile phone, Martin Cooper
In 1973 Martin Cooper made the first call from a mobile phone, precisely to his biggest rival in the telephony sector: Joel Engel.