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Frankenstein
Mary Shelley writes "Frankenstein" after sharing ghost stories with friends and having nightmares of her dead son coming back to life. -
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Science advances
A record of the exploits and advances of sci - fi and science -
Jules Verne is born
Jules Verne is born.
He writes:
A journey to the centre of the earth, From Earth to the moon, Around the Moon, 20000 Leagues under the Sea, The Mysterious Island. He died in 1905. -
Morse Code
Samuel Morse invents a code that allows people to communicate through dots and dashes. -
H G Wells is born
H G Wells is born.
He wrote:
The Time Machine and War of the Worlds.
He died in 1946. -
The Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the first telephone, which had a crank instead of buttons. -
The Kodak
George Easan invents the first Kodak, a camera using a roll of paper film. -
The kinetoscope
Edison and dickson invent the Kinetoscope, the first device that allowed people to see moving images. The first time the public watched a film was in 1891, for 15 seconds. -
The Cinematograph
The Cinematograph was invented by the Lumiere brothers. -
The first powered plane
The Wright brothers fly the first powered plane for 12 seconds over 44 metres. -
Rocket fuel
The Russian scientist Konstantin Tsiolkovsky figures out how to power rockets with fuel. -
Model T ford
Henry Ford produces the Model T ford, the first car available to the general public. -
Robot
The word "robot" is first used in Karel Capek's Czech play "Rossum's Universal Robots." -
The Television
John Baird makes the first TV. -
Rocket
Goddard launches a rocket 12.5 metres in the air. -
BBC News
The BBC begins regular radio broadcasts. -
Superman
Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster write the first superman comic strip. -
V2 Rocket
The first real rocket is built in Germany -
ENIAC
The first electronic computer is built, known as the ENIAC. (Electronic Numeral Intergrater and Calculator. -
Population
The world's Population reaches 2.5 billion. -
Video Machine
The video machine is invented, allowing people to record TV shows. -
Satellite
The former Soviet Union launches the first artificial satellite into space. -
Silicon
The first silicon chip is manufactured -
Telstar
The first communications satellite called Telstar is launched into orbit. -
Doctor Who
The series "Doctor Who" begins. -
The Moon
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon. -
Lunar Rover
Astronauts drive a special car called the lunar rover over the moon. -
Microprocessors
Microprocessors are developed. They are computers only a few milimetres wide, and a lot more powerful than ENIAC. -
The Arecibo message
Scientists send a message into space called the Arecibo message, hoping another life form could detect and decipher it. Because of the distance, it is only predicted to return in 48000 years if a message is sent back. -
Mars
The first mission to mars is made. -
Concorde
Concorde's carry passengers for the first time. -
Telephone
Telephone calls are carrie`d along optic fibres. -
Star Wars
Star wars is made into a movie. -
CD
Philips and sony develope the CD (Compact). -
ET
ET appears in cinema. -
Mobile
The first mobile phones are used in Europe. -
Hubble
The hubble telescope is put into orbit around earth, allowing us to see things very far away. -
Cloning
Dolly the sheep is the first successfully cloned mammal. -
Camo
Japanese develope optical camouflage, allowing people to blend into their environment. -
Iphone
The first iphone is released by steve jobs. -
ipad
The Ipad is released, using the same touch technology as the iphone.
