History of Technology

By freymich2345
  • Period: 1500 BCE to

    The evolution of technology

  • 1500

    Leonardo da Vinci invents the mechanical calculator.

  • The Microsoft Windows epoch time is set to start on January 1, 1601.

  • computer becomes an official word

    The word "computer" was first recorded as being used in 1613 and was originally used to describe a person who performed calculations or computations. The definition of a computer remained the same until the end of the 19th century when it began referring to a machine that performed calculations.

  • The first telegraph is built.

  • a drone came to use

    The very first use of a drone was in 1839.

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