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Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell, Scottish-born American inventor, scientist, and teacher of the deaf whose foremost accomplishments was the invention of the telephone -
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink produced by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. -
Progressive Movement
The problems facing the nation in the late 19th century gave rise to the Progressive movement. Progressives were a diverse group with various--and sometimes contradictory--agendas. However, most focused on the problems arising from rapid industrialization, urbanization, increasing immigration, and corruption in the worlds of business and politics. -
Modern Era
From 1900 to 1950, our country entered the modern era, a time when our heritage stories tell of rapid progress with political and economic advancements. Learn about the advent of automated banking, the world's first electronic recording machine–accounting (ERMA) system, the development of magnetic-ink character recognition (MICR) and more. -
Answering Machine
Telephone Answering Machine created by Bell Laboratories and Western Electric. -
Amazon
Amazon. com, Inc. , doing business as Amazon, is an American electronic commerce and cloud computing company based in Seattle, Washington that was founded by Jeff Bezos on July 5, 1994. -
Instant Messenger
Instant messaging (IM) technology is a type of online chat that offers real-time text transmission over the Internet. -
Sharp
In 2000, Sharp introduced the world's first digital camera phone, the J-SH04 J-Phone, in Japan.[9] By the mid-2000s, higher-end cell phones had an integrated digital camera. By the beginning of the 2010s, almost all smartphones had an integrated digital camera. -
Blu-ray
Blu-ray or Blu-ray Disc (BD) is a digital optical disc data storage format. It was designed to supersede the DVD format, and is capable of storing several hours of video in high-definition and ultra high-definition resolution. The main application of Blu-ray is as a medium for video material such as feature films and for the physical distribution of video games for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. -
Hulu
Hulu is a hub for network TV shows and movies: Hulu offers shows from abc, Fox, pbs and other channels, including free full episodes. -
Ipad
An iPad can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform Internet functions such as web-browsing and emailing. -
Virtual Reality
In order to access the most cutting-edge virtual reality, people typically have to shell out thousands of dollars—not just for a headset but for a computer that’s powerful enough to support it. -
Apple iPhone X
To Dan Riccio, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware engineering, the iPhone X is quite literally a dream come true. It’s easy to see why: the X is arguably the world’s most sophisticated smartphone, with a screen that stretches from edge to edge, a processor optimized for augmented reality and a camera smart enough to allow users to unlock the phone with their face.
