The first transcontinental telegraph line, the birth of incandescent lighting and the consumer microwave oven is unveiled… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1861 – The First Transcontinental Telegraph line across the United States was completed, spelling the end for the 18-month-old Pony Express, which ceased operations just two days […]
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This Week in Tech History: The Age of the Personal Computer
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The phonograph is born, a new way to answer the phone is proposed, and the personal computer makes its debut… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1877 – Thomas Edison finished figuring out his first phonograph. He handed the model of his invention to John Kreusi with instructions on how […]
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IBM dedicates a massive, 51-foot long calculator, one of the first mass-produced computers goes on sale to the public, and The World Wide Web is released… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1876 – Thomas Edison patented the mimeograph machine. He described it as a method of preparing autographic stencils […]
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Astronauts drive on the surface of the moon, Two companies combine to form a communications giant, and an American tech firm becomes the most valuable company in the world… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1964 – Ranger 7 sent back the first close-up photographs of the moon, with images […]
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Ford sells its first automobile, the first live television broadcast from the US to Europe, and 50 years ago this week, for the first time in history, man walks on the moon… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1829 – The first typewriter, known as the typographer, was patented by […]
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Air-conditioning makes its debut, but not for people, the first underwater color photograph is taken, and parking is no longer free… It all happened This Week in Tech History. 1902 – Dr. Willis Carrier installed a commercial air conditioning system at a Brooklyn, NY printing plant. The system was the first to provide man-made control […]
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One of the most iconic toys in history is born, Transatlantic satellite communication is launched, and the end of an era for the space shuttle… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1960 – A toy originally from France whose name translated to “The Magic Screen” first went on sale. It […]
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Ben Franklin gets the shock of his life, The telegraph is born, and Microsoft allegedly makes a dirty move… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1752 – Founding father, Benjamin Franklin finally got the opportunity he had been waiting for, to prove a connection between lightning and electricity. As the […]
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This Week in Tech History: NASA Sends the Spirit Rover to Mars
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A big step is taken towards automated computation, the first commercial computer is unveiled and NASA begins its Mars Exploration Rover Mission… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1887 – US Inventor Herman Hollerith submitted his patent application for the ‘Art of Compiling Statistics’, which was his punched card calculator. […]
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This Week in Tech History: Henry Ford’s First Automobile
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Thomas Edison flops, Henry Ford completes his first car, and Apple releases their first consumer product… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1869 – At the age of 22, Thomas Edison received a patent for his electric voting machine. At that time, lawmakers voted by simply yelling out “yay” or […]