FM stereo takes off, the US heads back to the Moon and a popular video sharing site is born… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1941 – Igor Sikorsky accomplished the first successful helicopter lift-off from water near Stratford, CT, when he fitted utility floats, also called pontoons, to the […]
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Thomas Edison shoots Annie Oakley for the first peep show, the first successful VCR is released and Apple’s first computer goes on sale… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1894 – Thomas Edison showed off his new invention, the Kinetoscope, when the first kinetoscope parlor opened in New York City. […]
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The first US weather satellite is launched, a technology giant is born and Google launches a new e-mail service… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1797 – Nathaniel Briggs of New Hampshire patented an early form of washing machine for clothes, called the “box mangler.” It had a heavy frame […]
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The first elevator to move people is installed, an early space station meets a fiery end, and a popular social media site is founded… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1857 – Elisha Otis installed an elevator at 488 Broadway in New York City. Elevators had been in operation before […]
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The first electric shaver is introduced, the first solar-powered satellite is launched, and Apple releases the Power Macintosh… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1931 – Schick Dry Shaver, Inc, displayed the first electric shaver in Stamford, CT. This early electric razor did not meet widespread acceptance. 1958 – The […]
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The telephone is patented, the Soviets prep for human spaceflight and a new storage technology makes its debut… It all happened This Week in Tech History. 1876 – Alexander Graham Bell ‘rang’ up a patent for his invention, the telephone. It was an invention, incidentally, that almost bankrupted his company in the beginning. Just a […]
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A new invention saves the telephone, A popular search engine is born and Nintendo makes a comeback… It all happened This Week in Tech History. 1877 – Emile Berliner, the man behind so many inventions, came up with a thing called the microphone. Good thing, too, because the Bell System — run by Alexander Graham […]
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FM Radio is born, the first instant camera is shown off and color TVs go on sale … It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week in 1873 – E. Remington and Sons began manufacturing the first practical typewriter. The strong as steel, heavy black clunkers became instant fixtures in offices across the […]
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The first presidential photograph is snapped, a popular video sharing site is launched and Blu-Ray comes out on top… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week back in 1849 – The first photograph of a U.S. President was taken by Matthew Brady in New York City. The subject of the famous picture […]
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The age of the jumbo jet arrives, Steve Jobs is back at Apple and a Tesla Roadster heads into space… It all happened This Week in Tech History. This week back in 1863 – The fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane. The invention quickly became a flaming success… 1893 – Elisha Gray, of Highland […]