Historical Events/Inventions

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Event Date:	Event Title:	Event Description:
01/04/1809	Braille	Inventor: Louis Braille How it changed: It changed for people who could not see, and needed to communicate in a way in which they understand, which are dot patterns to letters of the alphebet.
01/01/1827	Camera	Inventor: Joseph Nicephore Niepce How it changed: It captured moments, and printed out a paper, or whatever it is, the picture for it to last.
08/27/1860	Radio	Inventor: James Clerk How it changed: Radio's changed communication big time. You can listen to it at home, in the car, going through the stores. You listen to music, people talk, games.
01/01/1875	Ice Hockey	Inventor: J G A Creighton How it changed: It was, and still is, a very active and fun sport/game
01/01/1876	Microphones	Inventor: Alexander Graham Bell How it changed: When people could not hear other speak at assemblies, or any gatherings, they use microphones which really helped a lot for others to hear.
01/01/1885	Calculators	Inventor: William Seward Burroughs How it changed: It gave a much easier way to do math.
01/01/1889	Juke Box	Inventor: Louis Glass and William S. Arnold How it changed: They use to have those in cafés, bars, bowling alley's, and many other places. Brought a wide selection of music in each.
01/01/1903	Crayons	Inventors: Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith How it changed: It helped with games, and arts that people express them self through.
01/01/1904	Colored Television	Inventor: Zworykin How it changed: Gave people a better image of what things, creatures, scenes, and people look like.
01/01/1910	Hallmark Cards	Inventor: Joyce Hall How it changed: For when special occasions occur, or when someone is sick, sad, hurt, or anything....there is a card for almost all of it.
01/01/1921	Lie Detector	Inventor: John Larson How it changed: It helped a lot with the police station, or any investigation departments. It told on people, as in it could tell if they are lieing or not.
08/27/1921	Pagers and Beepers	Inventor: Al Gross How it changed: When in an emergency or trying to call someone if they needed something, people had pagers or beepers to receive messages to get in contact with them.
01/01/1930	Bingo	Inventor: Carl Leffler How it changed: Before then it was known as “Beano.” People play to raise funds, kids do it just for fun. It brings the fun to everyone.
01/01/1931	Keyboards	Inventors: Christopher Latham Sholes How it changed: Made it easier to type, unlike typewriters. Keyboards had more options on the keypad as well.
06/06/1933	Drive - In Theater	Inventor: Richard Hollingshead How it changed: It gave teenagers, or people on dates something to do. Many people come to an outdoor theater.
01/01/1938	Ball Point Pen	Inventor: Ladislo Biro How it changed: It is a new pen, that doesn't leak at higher altitudes. Easier to right with, and much prettier.
01/01/1946	Credit Cards	Inventor: John Biggins How it changed: Made payments a little easier, gave information on it as well.
01/01/1947	Cell Phones	Inventor(s): Martin Cooper, Richard W. Dronsuth, ; Albert J. Mikulski, Charles N. Lynk Jr., James J. Mikulski, John F. Mitchell, Roy A. Richardson, John H. Sangster How it changed: It gave people a way to communicate when they are in different locations.
01/01/1947	Mobile Phones	Inventor: Researchers How it changed: It changed communication all around by getting ni contact with someone, while they're in a different location from one another.
10/07/1952	Bar Codes	Inventor: Bernard Silver How it changed: It reads information through check-out lines, or reads information when scanned. It changed by giving us information about something, like a book, or something we eat. Also, when we do trading with others, it is useful.
01/01/1971	E - Mail	Inventor: Ray Tomlinson How is changed: It made it easier to write letters through the computers.
01/01/1984	Apple Computers	Inventor: Steve Jobs How it changed: It made it easier to get on the computer and talk to many people through business letters, E-Mails, and Personal letters. Plus, it gave more jobs to people who needed them. Which gave them social ways of communication.
01/01/1991	MP3 Players	Inventor: Dieter Seitzer and Karlheinz Brandenburg How it changed: It gave people a way to hear music, like taking music with you wherever you go. You listen to songs, recordings, and other soundings, which are ways of communication.
11/01/1995	DVD	Inventor: Major Players in the CE How it changed: Better motion pictures. It made movies easier to watch, plus gave people more options of how to watch it, or which part they left it at.
01/01/2008	Bionic Lens	Inventor: Babak Parviz There are many possible uses for virtual displays. Drivers or pilots could see a vehicle's speed projected onto the windshield. Video-game companies could use the contact lenses to completely immerse players in a virtual world without restricting their range of motion. And for communications, people on the go could surf the Internet on a midair virtual display screen that only they would be able to see. Plus, it made it easier to see which is another way of communication.