Timeline

Inventions - Technological advances

  • The Telephone

    The Telephone
    It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell
    He was awarded the first patent for the telephone. This photo shows Bell in 1892 placing a call from New York to Chicago. (Library of Congress).
  • The Radio

    The Radio
    It was invented by Guglielmi Marconi

    He was awarded a British patent for the radio in 1897 and founded The Marconi Company Ltd. in 1897.
  • Television transmissions

    Television transmissions
    It was invented by John Logie Baird
    He was one of the pioneers of television. In 1929, Baird conducted the first BBC broadcasts, and was shortly producing daily half-hour programmes.
  • Nintendo Entertainment System Console (NES)

    Nintendo Entertainment System Console (NES)
    The NES console was released in 1983 and was 'the best selling gaming console of its time with videogames.
  • The World Wide Web (www)

    The World Wide Web (www)
    It was invented by Tim Berners Lee
    Computer users to access them through the internet and view them on a web browser.
  • Sony PlayStation

    Sony PlayStation
    The PlayStation was the first video game console to sell 100 million units.
  • Smartphones

    Smartphones
    BlackBerry phones were the first true Smartphones. To browse the web, use email and other applications.
  • IPad

    IPad
    Tablet computers was popularized.