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A small carriage propelled by a steam turbine powered engine was apparently invented by Ferdinand Verbiest, a Belgian, in 1672 while in China.
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The first camera obscura that was small enough for practical use as a portable drawing aid was built by Johann Zahn in 1685. At that time there was no way to preserve the images produced by such cameras except by manually tracing them. However, it had long been known that various substances were bleached or darkened or otherwise changed by exposure to light. Seeing the magical miniature pictures that light temporarily "painted" on the screen of a small camera obscura inspired several experi
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The first mechanical alarm clock was invented by Levi Hutchins of Concord, New Hampshire, in 1787.
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Alfred Ely Beach made a sort of typewriter as early as 1847.
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In 1870, Alexander Graham Bell designed a device that could transmit speech electrically.
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Was invented by Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde, who was a German inventor. He managed to form a basis for the modern technology of refrigeration. Refrigeration is used to store foodstuffs at low temperatures.
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The invention of the electric light bulb is attributed to Thomas Alva Edison, with the first successful trial taking place on October 22, 1879
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In 1919, the first radio headphones were invented. These were used by professionals rather than the public.
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The first high-speed printer was invented in 1938 by Chester Carlson.
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The computer mouse as we know it today was invented and developed by Douglas Englebart during the 60's and was patented on November 17, 1970.
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The Internet first begun in 1960, by the US Dept of Defence as a way to communicate between different computer when an attack would accur.
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The hand-held pocket calulator was first invented by Texas Instruments. In 1958, Texas Instruments invented the first integrated circuit, which was pateted in 1964.
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The first portable computer weighed 55 pounds and had a 5 inch CRT display, tape rive, 1.9MHz PALM processor and 64KB of RAM
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In 1979 Philips and Sony set up a joint task force of engineers to design the new digital audio disc.
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Kane Kramer invented the first MP3 Player in 1979. The player contained a credit card-sized IXI chip that held between 30 minutes to an hour of music, depending on the audio system (mono or stereo).
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The Sims 1 is a simulation game in which you can control over the sims (which are people in the game) lives. The Sims 1 is followed by The Sims 2 and The Sims 3.
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In late 2000, Apple wanted to tap into the market of digital devices that were being purchased by consumers. They knew that digital cameras and camcorders were very competitive businesses and they would be unlikely to crack the market.
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Facebook is a social website invented in february 4th, 2004 by Mark Zuckerburg.
