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Idea of The Computer.
This is when Charles Babbage made the Difference Engine to compile mathematical tables. -
The first phone
Frenchman Charles Bourseul devised a phone in 1854, Alexander Graham Bell won the first U.S. patent for the device in 1876. Research : https://www.elon.edu/u/imagining/time-capsule/150-years/back-1870-1940/#:~:text=While%20Italian%20innovator%20Antonio%20Meucci,for%20the%20device%20in%201876. -
One of The First Microphones
The best microphone from a long time ago was patented by Emile Berliner in 1877. It was one of the first ever created and by far the most usable. Research : https://www.wired.com/2011/01/birth-of-the-microphone/#:~:text=This%20drumlike%20device%20is%20a,carbon%2Dbutton%20microphone%20in%201876. -
The First Headphones.
Engineer Nathaniel Baldwin invented the first pair of audio headphones. The Navy also ordered 100 pairs not knowing that Baldwin was making them only by hand. Here is a link to where I got the information. https://lstnsound.com/blogs/main/a-brief-history-of-headphones -
The Radio
The radio was invented in 1920 by Guglielmo Marconi. -
The First TV
This was when the first tv was made around the time 1800. Here is a link to my research : https://bebusinessed.com/history/history-of-the-television/ -
First Gaming Computer
The Nimrod was designed by John Makepeace Bennett and built by Raymond Stuart-Williams and exhibited in the 1951 Festival of Britain. It is the first gaming computer ever made. Here is the website for my research: https://historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=4011 -
First Popular Video Game
In October 1958 Physicist William Higinbotham created the first popular game Pong. -
The First Computer Printer
The first electronic printer was the EP-10. It was invented by Japanese company Epson and released in 1968. Research link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Printer_(computing)#:~:text=The%20first%20electronic%20printer%20was,Epson%20and%20released%20in%201968. -
The First Gaming Console
In 1972 Magnavox released the world's first home video game console the Magnavox Odyssey. You could put cards in it for different to play different games. Research site : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_generation_of_video_game_consoles#:~:text=In%201972%20Magnavox%20released%20the,dice%20to%20enhance%20the%20games. -
The First Computer Screen Ever
The Xerox Alto computer released on March 1 1973 had the first computer screen ever. Research : https://www.computerhope.com/history/monitor.htm#:~:text=The%20Xerox%20Alto%20computer%2C%20released,and%20had%20a%20monochrome%20display.&text=The%20first%20resistive%20touch%20screen,produced%20and%20used%20until%201982. -
The First Digital Camera.
The first actual digital still camera was developed by Eastman Kodak engineer Steven Sasson in 1975. Website : https://www.cnet.com/tech/computing/history-of-digital-cameras-from-70s-prototypes-to-iphone-and-galaxys-everyday-wonders/ -
The First Xbox
The Xbox 360, was released in November 2005 and has sold 86 million units. Website for research : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox -
First IPhone
This was the is the IPhone1. It was made in 2007 but then announced in 2008. It was also Apple's biggest product. here is a link to where I found this information. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone_(1st_generation) -
The First Minecraft Disk.
On June 4, 2013 Microsoft released the first Minecraft on a disk for Xbox 360 Edition with a free gold membership. It cost US$19.99, the same price as the Xbox Arcade version. Website here : https://minecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Xbox_360_Edition
