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Arithmometer
The first mechanical calculator that was reliable enough to use in an office environment. I chose this because calculators are still one of the most used computers of today. -
Morse Code
Communicating text via on/off tones or visual dots and dashes. I like my phone and without the invention of the telegraph and Morse Code I probably wouldn't have it in my pocket. -
Comptometer
It was the first successful key-operated calculator. Again, I use a lot of calculators in this modern day and this invention was just one step along the road. -
Nikola Tesla
The remote control is invented. When I watch TV I don't want to have to get off the couch, and I'm sure you don't either. So thank Nikola Tesla. -
Electro Mechanical television system
Images transmitted electronically and through radio waves. Once again, just another critical step on the way to one of my favorite devices of today. -
Z1 Computer
Computer that read instructions from punch tape, but had limited programmability. This was like the first true computer, and possibly the biggest movement into modern day technology. -
Colossus
A machine designed to break codes. This was the first didgital computer; the first one to resemble today's. The Allies used it to crack codes in WWII. Without it we may have lost the war. -
Pilot ACE
One of the first, and the fastest at the time, computers in the UK. This is when other countries and the rest of the world started to innovate their population with technology. -
Optical Fiber
A very thin fiber made of glass or plastic that is made to transmit light from one end of the fiber to the other. I chose these only because they're cool. It's one of those things that seems like magic until you know what is happening. -
Floppy Disk
A form of disk storage that uses a flexible magnetic storage medium encased in plastic. I've had computers crash before and I was thankful for some form of secondary memory to back my stuff up. I'm sure many people thanked the Floppy Disk for the same reason.
