inventions

  • Television

    Television
    In 1927, Electronic television was first successfully demonstrated in San Francisco. The system was designed by Philo Taylor Farnsworth, a 21-year-old inventor who had lived in a house without electricity until he was 14. It was the first practical transmission of moving pictures behind a screen.
  • Computer

    Computer
    In 1938, the first-ever functional was created by German Konrad Zuse. It was the first programmable computer and he called it the Z1.
  • Internet

    Internet
    The Internet was first connected in October 1969 and was called ARPANET later to be renamed Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It was a way for people to share and send information through computers.
  • Cellphone

    Cellphone
    In 1973, Motorolla had invented the first cellphone. Motorolla engineer Martin Cooper had made the first-ever cell phone and called it the DynaTAC 8000X. It was a very big block-shaped phone but it was the start of something that would change how we communicate.
  • skype

    skype
    In 2003, skype was founded by Niklas Zennström, from Sweden, and Janus Friis, from Denmark. It was a software service that allowed people to communicate over voice and video calls.