technology over time

  • telegraphs

    telegraphs
    What was the first telegraph message? Sent by inventor Samuel F.B. Morse on May 24, 1844, over an experimental line from Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, the message said: http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/reform/jb_reform_morsecod_2.html
  • computer

    computer
    In 1939, Bell Telephone Laboratories completes this calculator, designed by scientist George Stibitz.In 1940, Stibitz demonstrated the CNC at an American Mathematical Society conference held at Dartmouth College.
  • t.v

    t.v
    It's hard for today's generation to imagine watching TV in the 1960s -- there was no TiVo or DVR (or even VCR).By 1960, most American households had a television, and that year's Nixon/Kennedy debate was the first televised presidential debate.
    http://www.cnn.com/2014/05/29/showbiz/tv/sixties-five-things-television/
  • samsung

    samsung
    Cell phones have evolved immensely since 1983, both in design and function.
    From the Motorola DynaTAC, that power symbol that Michael Douglas wielded so forcefully in the movie “Wall Street”, to the iPhone 3G, which can take a picture, play a video, or run one of the thousands applications available from the Apple Store.
    There are thousands of models of cell phones that have hit the streets between 1983 and now.
    We’ve picked a few of the more popular and unusual ones to take you through the hist
  • samsung tablet

    samsung tablet
    In 1978, Samsung Semiconductor and Samsung Electronics became separate entities. Samsung Aerospace Industries (now Samsung Techwin) was launched in February 1987, and Samsung has been developing its aerospace capabilities with unprecedented speed ever since.
    Samsung also entered the systems development business, establishing Samsung Data Systems in 1985 (now Samsung SDS) as a leader in information technology services, including systems integration, systems management, consulting, and networking
  • ipod

    ipod
    Most have been notable leaps forward, while some were famous flops. Whether or not their inventions were accepted by the marketplace, Apple has consistently put out products that raise the bar for the computer and telecommunications industry.
    The list compiled for this article is by no means a complete compilation of all Apple products. We chose to highlight those products where the design changes are best appreciated.
    http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/01/the-evolution-of-apple-design-between
  • ipad

    ipad
    In the life of every device, there's a moment when you start to wonder whether it's still useful. Everything becomes old, and obsolescence is all but assured in the world of technology. But "old" is not the same as "obsolete.
  • iphone

    iphone
    Even when they knew current technology couldn’t support their crazy dreams, they’d still throw wacky but brilliant ideas around. The iPhone didn’t change the world until it was launched in 2007, but Apple had been dreaming up “iPhone” concepts 24 years earlier.
    http://www.cultofmac.com/160670/apple-built-the-original-iphone-way-back-in-1983-heres-the-pics/