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Charles Babbage was the first computer engineer.
https://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/ -
The first computer was a HUGE calculator.
https://theconversation.com/what-was-the-first-computer-122164 -
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The Camera was called a 'Kodak'.
https://www.britannica.com/technology/Kodak-camera -
Was called the W3XK.
https://www.wired.com/2007/07/dayintech-0702-2/ -
The first TV ad cost 4 to 9 dollars.
https://www.qualitylogoproducts.com/promo-university/history-of-tv-ads.htm -
The first bug was literally a bug.
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/thisday/sep9/worlds-first-computer-bug/ -
Was called 'Nimrod'.
https://www.wired.com/2010/06/replay/ -
The first computer game was called SpaceWar!
https://www.jesperjuul.net/thesis/2-historyofthecomputergame.html -
The first VR was created by Ivan Sutherland.
https://www.vrs.org.uk/virtual-reality/history.html#:~:text=In%201968%20Ivan%20Sutherland%20and,ceiling%20(hence%20its%20name). -
The "Intel 4004" was the first computer chip.
https://spectrum.ieee.org/chip-hall-of-fame-intel-4004-microprocessor#:~:text=The%20Intel%204004%20was%20the,dominance%20in%20the%20processor%20industry. -
The first Nintendo product was called the color TV game.
https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Corporate/Nintendo-History/Nintendo-History-625945.html -
The first online shopping "Site" was connecting a TV to a computer.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/history-of-online-shopping/ -
The first mother board was called a planer.
https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/mothboar.htm#:~:text=a%20computer%20motherboard.-,What%20was%20the%20first%20motherboard%3F,planar%22%20instead%20of%20a%20motherboard. -
The first search engine was Jumpstation.
https://www.hpe.com/us/en/insights/articles/how-search-worked-before-google-1703.html#:~:text=The%20very%20first%20search%20engines,they%20found%20to%20a%20database.
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