When was Texting invented?
The text messaging or Short Messaging Service (SMS) was invented in 1995 by Matti Makonnen of Finland who is known as the Father of SMS.
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When was the Facebook launched?
The facebook is a social networking website that was launched on 4th February 2004. It was founded by Harvard computer student of science Mark Zuckerberg along with Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Eduardo Saverin.
Read MoreWhen was the Gateway Computers invented?
On 5th September 1985, Ted Waitton founded Gateway Computers on a farm outside Sioux City, Iowa in the United States. It was originally called Gateway 2000. Gateway Incorporated is a company of computer hardware which ...
Read MoreWhen was Telescope invented?
In 1608, Hans Lippershey developed the idea to magnify the objects by using a lens. This discovery was used by Galileo Galilei and build first telescope in 1609.
Read MoreWhen was the Microphone invented?
The first microphone was invented by Emile Berliner in 1876. The microphones are the sensors or transducers which detect sound signals and convert them into electric signals. In various applications such as in telephones, tape ...
Read MoreWhen was the Pencil Sharpener invented?
The first patent for an invention to sharpen pencils was applied in 1828 by French mathematician Bernard Lassimone. The improved mechanical sharpener was invented in 1847 by Therry des Estwaux. In 1855 Walter K. Foster ...
Read MoreWhen was the Overhead Projector invented?
The Overhead Projectors were invented in the early 1960s by Roger Appledorn. In the late 1800s the opaque projector was developed and from non transparent materials such as drawings and books it projects information. To ...
Read MoreWhen was the electric water heater invented?
In 1889, Norwegian-American engineer Edwin Ruud invented the first electric water heater in the United States and founded the Rudd Manufacturing Company.
Read MoreWhen was the Digital Camera invented?
In 1975, an engineer Steven Sasson invented the first digital camera at Eastman Kodak. But it was not very practical and recorded only black and white images, with a resolution of only 0.01 megapixels. To ...
Read MoreWhen was the first Compass invented?
The first compass was invented around 247 B.C. in China and by the eleventh century it was used for navigation. In medieval Europe around 1300 the dry compass was invented and was replaced by the ...
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