Contribution of engineers in 21st Century

1. CONTRIBUTION OF ENGINEERS IN 21ST CENTURY
Submitted By:
Shivam Singhal

2. 21st Century
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2000-
2001
Segway Human
Transporter
Bluetooth
The first self-
balancing, electric-
powered
transportation
machine invented
by Dean Kamen,
known as the
Segway Human
Transporter was
invented in 2000.
Launched in the
year 2001
Bluetooth technology was unveiled in 1999, but
it wasn’t until the start of 21st century that
manufacturers began to adopt it in gadgets.
Now, Bluetooth has became an important part
of our daily life.
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IPod
Artificial Heart
The AbioCor artificial heart was first
used to replace a human heart in an
operation in 2001. It powers itself &
it doesn’t need intrusive wires that
heighten the risk of infection
Whatever music you want, whenever and wherever you
want it. Finding someone without an iPod or an imitator is
next to impossible. Not only is it ubiquitous, but it makes
life more enjoyable. By combining iTunes, an accessible
design, and the Apple brand, the iPod made mp3’s the must
have music devices of the decade and beyond.

3. 2002
& 2003
Firefox
It was the first web browser to challenge the
dominance of IE after netscape navigator was
killed off in the ‘First browser War’. It was free
and open source.
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RFID
Skype
Mobil first introduced contactless payment options in
1997, but the market was limited to their gas stations
with a special RFID keychain. Mastercard was one of the
first major institutions to implement contactless payment
in 2003, and it has been growing in popularity ever since.
It has transformed the way people
communicate across borders.Skype made
video chat free over wifi.
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4. 2004
& 2005
Hybrid Car
Facebook
Toyota’s Hybrid Car was the invention for
the year 2004. Getting its popular share of
publicity the Hybrid car is known for its self
parking attributes. The gas-electric powered
automobile has a feature that lets it park
itself!
It was not the first social
network however it quickly
overtook its predecessors
thanks to its simplicity,ease of
use & exclusivity.
YouTubeNintendo Wii
Nintendo created a console that allowed gamers
to get physically involved in virtual game they
were playing. The Wii controller detect motion
in three dimension and can be used as a fitness
device.
The most popular and successful invention
in the year 2005 was YouTube. The website
which achieved the greatest consumer
response is a video-hosting website that lets
users share videos across the globe. The
website invented by Jawed Karim, Steve
Chen and Chad Hurley is currently one of
the most famous websites in the world!
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5. 2006
& 2007
GPS for Civilliance
Developed before the 2000s mainly for military use,
GPS began with a much smaller infrastructure and
network than it enjoys today. And though it became
commercial in the late nineties, it wasn’t until 2005
that GPS with full satellite coverage was opened to
civilian use.
Amazon Kinder
iPhone
The Invention of the year 2007 was none other
than Apple’s famous iPhone. When first
released, the iPhone was a breakthrough in
mobile technology boasting unprecedented
sensor technology, a brand new operating
system, which actually fits the operations of a
computer inside the attractive body of a phone.
It was the first e-reader on the market nor the
most elegant when it launched in 2007 but
Amazon ended up stomping it’s main rival
Sony. Today Kinder has 80% e-books in UK.
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6. 2008-2009
Android
Android was created as an open source
OS for cameras but was bought by
Google in 2005 and launched as mobile
OS in 2008.
In 2008 the International
Telecommunication Unions specified a
set of requirement for 4G. 4G provided
significantly faster mobile broadband
than 3G. 4G
The Sixth Sense
The Sixth Sense developed in the year 2009
by Pranav Mistry at the MIT media lab USA
is a wearable gestural interface turning all
actions into digital information capable of
being processed in any technologically
advanced device, such as a computer,
mobile, etc.
The Yike Bike
YikeBike is a folding electric bicycle out of New
Zealand. The rider sits on the seat, holds on at the
sides and zooms around at a top speed of 12 m.p.h.
(20 km/h)
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7. 2010-2012
Apple iPad
Nissan Leaf
Google Driverless Car
Apple did it again in 2010 by launching it’s the
tablet PC, the Ipad. It was by no means the first
device. Apple’s new iPad pro is aimed at
enterprises as a replacement for computers.
Electric cars are still considered a bit of a fad, and there
are only around 30 mass production highway-capable all-
electric passenger cars on the market today, but the
environmental benefits continue to make them an
attractive option for many. The world's top selling
highway-capable electric car is the Nissan Leaf, with
global sales of over 200,000 units in 35 countries.
Google is yet to launch its driverless cars,
but it began testing the vehicles in
California earlier in 2012, and has indicated
to roll them out broadly by 2017. These car
have a top speed of 25mph.
Eliodomestico Solar Water Distiller
Freelance designer Gabriele Diamanti created
this solar-powered distiller for use in coastal
areas in the third world that are deprived of
freshwater. It is half as expensive and 67%
more efficient than existing models.
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8. 2013-15
3-D printing pen
3-D printing has been around for quite
some time now, but the 3Doodler is the
world’s first 3-D printing pen. This
unique gadget makes 3-D printing
portable. Created by Peter Dilworth and
Maxwell Bogue. It uses Poly-Lactic
Acid (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene) to
create three-dimensional pictures. The
pen melts the plastic (available in
different colors) and once it is cooled it
forms a solid 3-D strucutre.
Volvo Solar Pavilion
The Volvo Solar Pavilion is a
flexible pavilion that has
numerous solar panels on its
surface. The pavilion connects
to the car just like any power
outlet and uses solar power to
charge the car’s battery.
Google Glasses
Google Glass is probably the
most notable tech
achievement of 2013. With
this gadget, sci-fi has become
reality and users can take
pictures, make videos and
access the internet without
even having to reach into
their pockets.
Hybrid Driving-Flying
Robots
Whether they're swooping in
to deliver packages or
spotting victims in disaster
zones, swarms of flying
robots could have a range of
important applications in the
future
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9. 2016-17
Solar Roof
Tesla’s Solar Roof, a series of
tiles designed to blend
together while also
harnessing the power of the
sun. The product line, which
will be available next year, is
a collaboration between Tesla
and SolarCity, a longtime
provider of traditional solar
panels.
PlayStation VR
Sony’s PlayStation VR, by
contrast, is designed to work
with a console that millions of
people already own: the
PlayStation 4. That’s a boon
for gamers in search of what
Sony engineer Richard Marks
calls “the most intense, most
extreme” action, as well as
casual consumers, who now
have an easier way to
experience VR.
360-Degree Selfie
360-degree videos, also
known as immersive
videos or spherical
videos, are video
recordings where a view
in every direction is
recorded at the same
time, shot using an
omnidirectional camera
or a collection of
cameras.
Airbus E-Fan
The E-Fan is the first
trainer plane built to be
powered entirely by
batteries: All of the craft’s
systems, including
aerodynamics and safety,
are designed for quiet,
emissions-free flight. This
year’s public-flight debut
will be followed by the
release of the two-seater
E-Fan 2.0 in 2017.
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