5 Significant Inventions

Speaker

1861

The first speaker was invented 1861 by Johann Phillip Reis. This would later become a great addition to technology today.

Keyboards

1867

QWERTY Keyboards were invented by Christopher Latham Sholes in 1867. The keyboard improved the functionality of the desktop computer and many other computers in many ways.

GPS

1978

GPS first launched 1978. From there our mapping systems have improved dramatically.

Laptop

1981

First laptop invented in 1981 by Adam Osborne. Laptops were a significant step in making computers portable

Smartphone

1992

The first smartphone created was the Simon Personal Communicator by IBM in 1992. This technology has made it possibly for people to have computers in their pockets.