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Paper ~ China 105 AD

Modern paper, and the
papermaking process,
was invented in China
around 105 AD. Paper
was named after
“papyrus,” a reed that
the ancient Egyptians
used to make material
to write on. Ancient
people used pressed
reeds and rags for
paper. Today companies
use wood pulp to make
paper products.

Telescope: 16th century

Historians believe Hans Lippershey
invented the telescope in 1608. When
he placed two lenses in a tube,
distant objects seemed to be much
closer. The great Italian scientist
Galileo (1564-1642) is also credited
with inventing the telescope to study
the stars and planets.

Toilet: 16th century

The toilet was created
and then improved by
many people over the
last 500 years – in fact,
it continues to be
“reinvented” to this day.
Sir John Harington
invented the very first
flush toilet in the 16th
century for Queen
Elizabeth in her palace.
She called it the “water
closet.”

The Telephone: 1876

Alexander Graham Bell turned sound vibrations into
variations in electrical current that could be transmitted
through wires from one place to another. His invention
started the ideas for intercoms, walkie-talkies, radio
signals, FAX messages and even the Internet.

Light Bulb: 1879

The electric light bulb was
invented in 1879 by two
people, Thomas Alva Edison
in the United States and Sir
Joseph Wilson Swan in
England. Swan actually made
the first electric light, but
had trouble keeping the light
on inside the bulb. Edison
was successful in producing a
16-watt light bulb that
lasted 1500 hours.

• The Stoplight: Early
• The Automobile: Early 1900’s
1900’s

• Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot
of France built the first • African-American inventor
self-propelled vehicle. Garrett A. Morgan
In 1769, his steam- developed a traffic signal
powered tricycle carried that raised and lowered
four passengers for 20 “Stop” and “Go” signs.
minutes at a top speed This technology has been
of 3.6 km/hr. It was in electrified, then
1908 that Henry ford computerized, but not
started a car company replaced because the
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Airplane: 1903

Orville and Wilbur Wright invented the first powered
airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. The flight only
lasted 57 seconds, but opened the door to passenger
flights, jet planes, and even space flights.


Television: 1927

Philo Farnsworth sent the first
television signal in his lab in San
Francisco, California in 1927.
The image was a simple black
line that was being rotated to
see if the television could record
and reproduce its movement.
The first TV didn’t have any
sound, but Philo loved inventing
and continued to improve his
idea of the television. He also
developed the idea of radar and
the black light, which makes
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Computer: 1945
Machines for doing complex
math calculations were used
by the Chinese thousands of
years ago. In 1945, the
Electronic Numerical
Integrator and Calculator
was invented. The machine
filled a very large room and
had its own air conditioner.
Modern developments such as
the computer chip, a
computer can fit into the
palm of your hand.

CD’s
Compact Disc: 1980 • Digital Video Disc: 1995
• No one person is responsible
for inventing the DVD
Philips Company began working technology. Ten of the
on the compact disc world’s largest electronics,
technology in the mid-1960’s, TV, computer and
but it wasn’t on the market entertainment companies
until 1980. Philips joined with worked together to create
Sony Corporation to create the DVD format in 1995.
the first compact disc players DVD’s look similar in size and
appearance to a compact
in Japan. As the cost of CD
disc but they hold a lot more
technology dropped, it’s information than a CD;
become possible for musicians everything from massive
all around the world to record computer programs to full-
and sell their music. length movies.


Written and produced by June Hartig and Alison Campbell
2001

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