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tesla remote controlled boat
At an exhibition at Madison Square Garden, inventor Nikola Tesla wows audiences with a small unmanned boat that appears to change direction on verbal command. (He actually used radio frequencies to switch the motors on and off.) -
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the first drones used in war
Actor and hobbyist Reginald Denny sells 15,000 target drones to the U.S. military to train anti aircraft gunners for World War II. -
Germin drone in WWII
The German military debuts the FX-1400, or “the Fritz X,” a 2,300-pound bomb with four small wings and a radio controller. A breakthrough for guided aerial weapons, it also was the first remotely controlled munition put into operational use. -
Norma Jeane
Photographer David Conover snaps images of Norma Jeane Dougherty—soon to be known as Marilyn Monroe—working at a wartime assembly plant. On her workbench: a half-assembled drone. -
1960-1969
The size and cost of transistors plummet, ushering in an age of radio-controlled products and a generation of tinkerers and enthusiasts. -
Syria and Israel
At the outbreak of hostilities with Syria, Israel outwits Soviet anti-aircraft technology by using a swarm of unmanned aircraft to draw it into revealing its location. -
predator UAV
The General Atomics MQ-1 Predator UAV enters service. In the decade following 9/11, the Predator will become the public face of drones. -
smartphone controlled drone
The Parrot AR Drone, a smartphone-controlled quadcopter for consumers, is introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. -
small drones in national air space.
Congress requires the FAA to integrate small drones into the national airspace by 2015. -
delivery
On 60 Minutes, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveils an audacious plan: delivery drones and a future service called Prime Air.(there still working on it). -
the future of drones
The possibilities in drone advancements are virtually endless for example, there are drones being developed to go under water and then surface to fly away. -
bibliography
Dillow, Clay. "A Brief History of Drones." Fortune.com. Fortune, 09 Oct. 2014. Web. 04 May 2017.
