COMPUTING INVENTIONS THAT SOLVED PROBLEMS Invention TELEPHONE First

COMPUTING INVENTIONS THAT SOLVED PROBLEMS…

Invention – TELEPHONE � First inventor to come up with the idea was Antonio Meucci in 1849. � Alexander � Bell’s Bell – maker of the telephone in 1876. first words with the working telephone were spoken to his assistant Watson and were along the lines of “Mr Watson, come here. I want to see you. ”

Invention – Personal Computers � Designed by British mathematician Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871. � Before Babbage came along, a "computer" was a person, someone who literally sat around all day, adding and subtracting numbers and entering the results into tables.

Invention – Internet � In the 1960 s the U. S. government, businesses, and colleges worked together to make a system that would let computers across the United States share information. � They created an early form of the Internet called ARPANET in 1969.

Invention – Home Television � The world’s first electronic television was created by a 21 year old inventor named Philo Taylor Farnsworth. � He lived in a house without electricity until he was age 14. � Starting in high school, he began to think of a system that could capture moving images, transform those images into code, then move those images along radio waves to different devices.

Invention – Camera � Although designs existed earlier, it wasn't until the 1800 s that practical cameras were developed. � The ‘Kodak’ camera was developed by George Eastman and went on sale in 1888, pioneering the use of photographic film. It was simple box camera with a single shutter speed and fixed focus lens

Invention – Microwave � Percy Spencer invented the microwave and his invention was an accident! � Spencer worked for a company developing microwave radar transmitters during World War II. � In 1945, he noticed that a candy bar he had in his pocket was starting to melt. The microwaves from the radar set he was working on were cooking it. � He created the first working microwave, and the first food he cooked in it was popcorn.

Invention – Home Gaming Systems � Ralph Baer began to investigate how to play games on a television and between 1967 and 1969. � This result was the “Brown Box, ” a prototype for the first multiplayer, multiprogram video game system.

Invention – ATM � While taking a soak, inventor John Shepherd-Barron devised what is hailed as the world's first automatic teller machine. � He � It pitched the device to the British bank Barclays. accepted immediately, and the first model was built and installed in London in 1967.

Invention – GPS � The GPS project was launched in the United States in 1973. � The US Department of Defence developed the system, which originally used 24 satellites. �It was initially developed for use by the United States military and became fully operational in 1995.

� To invent a new piece of technology that can be used to solve a problem in the 21 st century. � To begin with, you must think of a problem that people may come across that something needs inventing for to fix. � You will draw up a plan of what it will look like, detailing: what it will do, how it will work and how it will be made. � You will then present your plan to the rest of the class.

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