technology through the ages

  • paper
    100 BCE

    paper

    paper was invented in 100 BC by Cai Lun. Paper was invented to make it easier to write on it instead of carving on a slat of rock.
  • Glasses
    1285

    Glasses

    Glasses were invented in 1285 by Salvino D'Armate. Glasses help people see.
  • pencil
    1564

    pencil

    The pencil was invented in 1564 by Conrad Gessner
  • computers

    computers

    The computer was invented in 1622 by William Oughtred
  • steam boat

    steam boat

    Steam boats were invented in 1787 by John Fitch.
  • chalk

    chalk

    chalk was invented in 1801 by James Pillans.
  • Bicycle

    Bicycle

    The bicycle was invented in 1817 by Baron Karl von Drais
  • shoes

    shoes

    shoe's were invented in 1852 by Jan Matzeliger
  • mattreess

    mattreess

    In spring mattresses where invented in 1871 by heinrich westphal
  • light bulbs

    light bulbs

    light bulbs were invented in 1879 by Thomas Alva Edison.
  • Radio

    Radio

    The radio was invented in 1895 by Guglielmo Marconi
  • Airplanes

    Airplanes

    Airplanes were invented in 1903 by Wilbur and Orville Wright.
  • tv

    tv

    The tv was invented in the 1920's by John Logie Baird.
  • whiteboards

    whiteboards

    whiteboards were made in 1975 by Jerry woolf.
  • Internet

    Internet

    THe internet was invented in 1983 by Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf