timeline of contributions of technology, hardware, and software through the years
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By : Kirby Scott. Timeline of Contributions of Technology, Hardware, and Software Through the Years. 1450. Johann Gutenberg invents a printing press using movable metal type. 1609. Early newspapers are published in Germany . 1792. Mechanical semaphore is invented in France. 1876. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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TIMELINE OF CONTRIBUTIONS OF TECHNOLOGY, HARDWARE, AND SOFTWARE THROUGH THE YEARS
By: Kirby Scott
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1450
Johann Gutenberg invents a printing press using movable metal type.
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1609
Early newspapers are published in Germany.
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1792
Mechanical semaphore is invented in France.
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1876
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, transmitting the sound of the voice clearly over electrical wires.
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1877
Thomas Edison invents the phonograph, a device to record sound on a wax cylinder.
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1884
First long distance phone calls are made.
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1900
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web.
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1924
Pictures are first transmitted over telephone lines.
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1963
First communications satellite is launched allowing worldwide live broadcast of the 1964 Olympics.
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1972
The first E-mail messages are sent.
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1975
The personal computer, both small and powerful, is invented
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1982
The first cell phones are available for sale.
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1833
Washing and Scrubbing machine
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/washboards-history.aspx
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19th Century
Clothing line
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/drying-outdoors.aspx
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1760
Dolly Stick
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/washing-dollies.aspx
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19th or 20th Century
Plunger
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15th-17th Century
Washing machine
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/history-washing-machines.aspx
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14th Century
Starch
http://www.oldandinteresting.com/laundry-starch-history.aspx
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776 BC
Homing pigeons carry messages about the Olympics for Ancient Greeks.
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1901
Guillermo Marconi sends the first radio signal across the Atlantic ocean.
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1928
Very first few homes get television sets to watch broadcast programs.
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1866
First successful transmission over a transatlantic cable.
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1837
Samuel Morse invents a telegraph that can send short and long beeps called dots and dashes.
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1979
The first emoticon is used in an email message.