Programming inventions By web0005 Feb 9, 1620 Drebbel's temperature regulator Feb 9, 1801 Jacquard's loom Feb 15, 1834 Analytical Engine Feb 15, 1879 Electricity is starting to be supplied to US homes Feb 15, 1887 Heinrich Hertz generates radio waves Feb 15, 1913 Henry Ford installs the world’s first moving conveyor belt-based assembly line in his car factory Feb 15, 1947 The transistor, a vital part of today's electronic systems, was invented Feb 15, 1948 The first electronic computer Feb 9, 1954 Devol's programmable robot arm Feb 15, 1954 Silicon solar cells with 6% efficiency made Feb 15, 1960 The inertial navigation system Feb 9, 1961 Unimate, industrial robot Feb 15, 1964 Carbon fibre is developed which is twice as strong as the same weight of steel. Feb 15, 1965 The integrated circuit Feb 9, 1968 Unisurf, cad/camera system Feb 9, 1970 Lunokhod1, rover Feb 10, 1970 Shakey, the robot Feb 9, 1981 Canadarm, the shuttle remote manipulator system Feb 15, 1983 The introduction of the PC to homes and offices Feb 15, 1992 The first smartphone Feb 9, 2002 Roomba, Vacuum Feb 9, 2003 Centibots Feb 9, 2005 Hubo, a mobile robot Feb 9, 2007 Siri
