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Band Aid
Josephine Dickson made the company Band Aid. This has become a huge business and ended up becoming the common word for people who want bandages. -
Water Skies
The first water skies were made in 1922 by Ralph Samuelson. He used a pair of boards as skies and clotheslines as a towrope on Lake Pepin in Lake City, Minnesota. This ended up becoming a big business and popular sport. -
The Television
The first television was the made in 1927 by Philo Farnsworth. It was presented with as a scientific breakthrough less than a year later to press and was headlines in a few major nationwide papers. -
Car radio
The first car radio was made in 1930 by Paul Gavin. This has revolutionized the car industry and made car rides way more interesting. -
Scotch Tape
Scotch tape was invented by Richard drew. This made it so many things could be held together easily and cheaply. This would make a way for schools to easily and cheaply make things. -
Jet engine
The first jet engine was tried in 1941 and was made by Hans Ohain. This made travel around the world much faster and created the best weapon for war. -
Microwave
The first microwave was made by accident in 1945 by Percy Spencer. -
Musical synthesizer
This was made by Harry Olson. This was the first time humans could listen to music even when no one was making the music. Because of this are huge businesses that do the same thing like spotify. -
HoverCraft
The hovercraft was invented in 1959 by Christopher Cockerell. The hovercraft has made its way into many forms of media. It has not become a mainstream product but is very well known. -
Zip Codes
Zip codes are used everyday and were invented in 1963. This has helped people get around and is used in media but isn´t commonly realized is in media. -
911
The phone number was made in 1968 Los Altos, California, United States. The inventions has saved thousands of lives and will continue to save lives in the future. -
Pong
Pong was released by Atari in 1972. This was the first video game ever made and has made a big chunk of media what it is and why its so big. -
Apple Computer
The Apple computer invented in 1976 has revolutionized the world. First made in California, United States, It is now used by millions of people everyday to post and work on media. -
Desposible Cameras
Desposible Cameras were invented in 1987 and are the reason we have things like cameras on our phone. With out this we wouldn´t have many of the media resources we have today like snapchat and instagram. The first Desposible camera was made by Kodak and Fuji Photo Film Co. -
Photoshop
Photoshop was invented by Adobe and has made a huge impact on media. It has made it way easier to make fake media but also more interesting media. -
Linux
Linux has given access to the internet and media for millions of people. Linux were made by Linus Torvalds. It has been used for many people to do their jobs. -
Text messaging
Text messaging was invented by Neil Papworth. This is used by millions daily. This has saved lives and saved time for people. It spreads media quicker and makes daily life easier. -
Youtube
Youtube was invented in 2005 by 3 people. This has spread media quickly and is used and known by everyone of every age. This has created many jobs. -
Googles Driverless Cars
Google made the first car that doesn´t need someone to be controlling it for it to safely get from point a to point b. This will make it easier for everyone in the car to watch media.