Computer History

By Marcie DeHaan

  • camera

    first camera invented

  • Pop-up Toaster

    The first toaster was invented in 1919.

  • Lie detector

    John Larson was the inventor of the Lie Detector.

  • Polygraph machine

    it was used for the first time in 1935

  • Handy Talkie

    The Handie Talkie was invented for military use.

  • First Credit Card

    The first credit card was invented in 1950 by Ralph Schneder.

  • Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)

    The ATM was invented by John Shepherd-Barron. The Plastic cards did not exist so these ATM'S took checks that were impregnated with a slightly radioactive substance.

  • Video Cassette (VCR)

    The VCR was invented Charles P. Gingsburg.

  • Pac-man

    Pac-Man was creaated originally in Japan, it is a classic arcade game developed by Namco.

  • Blu-ray disc (BD)

    A BD is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersed the DVD format. It was developed by the Blu-ray Disc Association.

  • IPad

    The IPad was invented by the Apple company