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Voltaic Pile-the First True Battery
The first electrical battery, or the first true battery, was invented by Alessandro Volta in 1800, although the exact date is unknown, so ignore my dates. Unlike ancient batteries, the voltaic pile could provide a continous electrical current to a circuit, though it did not last long and in those ages, this invention was useless. However, the invention of the voltaic pile was not appreciated until it tirgggered a series of discoveries and theories that became the basis of the modern battery. -
The Proposal of the Difference Engine
On this day, Charles Babbage proposes the idea of building the Difference Engine which would calculate complicated sums in an instant. However, the plan proved too time-consuming and expensive to finish, so it was killed in 1842, which was 19 years since Charles Babbage started. However, this did not bring down Charle's spirit, and he began drawing the plan for a more efficient Machine, the Analytical Engine. -
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The Arithmometer-the first strong digital calculator
It is unkown when exactly the arithmometer is made, so ignore my dates above except for the year. Being the first succesful four functioning calculator, the arithmometer succeded pascal's calculator, which was never completed, and so was unoperatable. However, the arithmometer will soon be succeded by more powerful and strong calculators, first the comptometer, and gradually, giant sized computers such as collosus and ENIAC. -
The Invention of the Photophone
The world's first wireless telephone conservation occured in this day when Alexander Graham Bell and Charles Sumner Tainter invented and patented the photophone. The photophone was the first device that could conduct audio conversations wirelessly over modulated light beams. Though the phtophone required a clear path for the beams to be transmitted, it triggered great influence in the field of electronics which would eventually grow. -
The Cathode Ray Tube
In 1922 (ignore my dates otherwise), the first Cathode ray Tube developed by John B. Johnson and Harry Weiner Weinhart became a commercial product. Although the cathode ray tubes were expensive and relatively in-efficient, they later became the inspiration for much more cheaper, yet better technology such as LCD, plasma display, and OLED. -
The Creation of ENIAC
This day is a major event throughout the entire computing history. Because it is this day, that the first succesful working electronic general-purpose computer is finally constructed. Though huge to modern sized computers, it could solve complicated arithmetic equations that were required to fire missiles to the U.S's enemies. -
The Invention of the Integrated Circuit-breaking the limitaions
On this day, the first working integrated circuit (ic), or microchip, was created by Jack Kilby. However, this chip proved unsuccesful to perform other practical problems, and so, Robert Noyces invention of the new integrated chip half a year later built on silicon, instead of Germanium, the material used by Kilby finally solved these problems. Having now a miniature chip that could perform the actions that ENIAC and other huge computers could do. -
The birth of the Mouse
Douglass Engelbart invents the first computer mouse, which is a large wodden box with wheels, a button to click on, and a large wire connecting to the computer. However, it was a breakthrough at the time, and what would life be without this event? And becasue of the wire, the invention was named the mouse, since the wire resembled a tail. -
ARPANET-the First Internet to use the protocol suite TCP/IP
Despite the fact that ARPANET is an uncommercial internet, it is however, the first internet to impleted the protocol suite TCP/IP, both technologies of which would become the technical foundation of the internet. -
The Invention of the Resistive Touchscreen
American inventor George Samuel Hurst developed the first resistive touchscreen prototype that was succesful and could be used. Although this touchscreen was not as accurate as ones nowadays, it was the stepping stone for more innovation -
The foundation of Apple Inc.
On this day, Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. At first, apple was incorporated as Apple Computer, Inc., but this changed after the revolutionary invention of the first smartphone, the iphone, on January 9, 2007. And soon, Apple invented many other "smart" gadgets such as the ipad and ipod. And now, Apple is currently the richest company in the world. -
Windows 1.0
Throughout many times, computers have lacked a system that can be able to operate it properly. This was all true until Microsoft released Windows 1.0 which created shock throughout the entire computing studies. Before windows, computers relied on command prompt to operate, but now, all is changed. This pinpoint of computing history will mark a new era. -
The Launch of the World Wide Web
On this day, the world wide web, invented by TIm Berners Lee, is launched into the world. This is one of the most important steps of computing history ever, for now, computer networks can finally be interconnected. -
The Start of Google-a new rise to technology
On September the fourth, 1998, the company Google was incorporated. At the time though, Google had such no fame that the company was based inside the garage of a friend of the founders (Sergey Brin, Larry Page), in Menlo Park, California. Little did they know, that soon enough, Google would rise to become the world's most popular web browser.
