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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. -
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. -
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. -
Ice Hockey
Inventor: J G A Creighton
How it changed: It was, and still is, a very active and fun sport/game -
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. -
Calculators
Inventor: William Seward Burroughs
How it changed: It gave a much easier way to do math. -
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. -
Crayons
Inventors: Edwin Binney and C. Harold Smith
How it changed: It helped with games, and arts that people express them self through. -
Colored Television
Inventor: Zworykin
How it changed: Gave people a better image of what things, creatures, scenes, and people look like. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
Keyboards
Inventors: Christopher Latham Sholes
How it changed: Made it easier to type, unlike typewriters. Keyboards had more options on the keypad as well. -
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. -
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. -
Credit Cards
Inventor: John Biggins
How it changed: Made payments a little easier, gave information on it as well. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
E - Mail
Inventor: Ray Tomlinson
How is changed: It made it easier to write letters through the computers. -
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. -
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. -
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. -
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.