History of Computer Input Devices Timeline created by braylonn m In Science and Technology Apr 8, 1868 The Typewriter The typewriter was invented by Christopher Latham. The typewriter was invented to make letters easier and faster to make, the typewriter later on became the Keyboard. The Evolution: Computer Input and…
Philo Farnsworth, in full Philo Taylor Farnsworth II, (born August 19, 1906, Beaver, Utah, U.S.—died March 11, 1971, Salt Lake City, Utah), American inventor who developed the first all-electronic television system. Inventors attempted to build electronic television systems based on the cathode ray tube developed independently in 1907 by English…
Intuitionism’s history can be traced to two controversies in nineteenth century mathematics. The first of these was the invention of transfinite arithmetic by Georg Cantor and its subsequent rejection by a number of prominent mathematicians including most famously his teacher Leopold Kronecker—a confirmed finitist. Intuitionism is a philosophy of mathematics…
The Dixie Cup, the Kleenex of paper cups, the ubiquitous, single-serving, individual drinking vessel, was never meant to be shared. The paper cups were not built to last. Drink. Toss. Repeat. Their story starts with a Boston inventor named Lawrence Luellen, who crafted a two-piece cup made out of a…
The Maglalatik (also known as Manlalatik or Magbabao) is a folk dance from the Philippines performed by male dancers. Coconut shell halves are secured onto the dancers’ hands and on vests upon which are hung four or six more coconut shell halves. It originated in the town of Binan in…
However, there are occasional references that shed light on the art of pet grooming. Ferdinand Mery, authored The Dog (London, 1970). In it, he established that dogs were first perceived as useful to man as early as 4240 B.C. Mery mentions unusual religious totems with dogs depicted in their sculpture.…
In 1838, a Frenchman named Isaac Singer invented a matzo-dough-rolling machine that cut down on the dough’s prep time and made mass production possible. But changes to 3,000-year-old religious traditions never go smoothly, and Singer’s invention became a hot-button issue for 19th century Jewish authorities. These discussions were not resolved…
In calculus, Leibniz’s notation, named in honor of the 17th-century German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, uses the symbols dx and dy to represent infinitely small (or infinitesimal) increments of x and y, respectively, just as Δx and Δy represent finite increments of x and y, respectively. On October…
Overlooked No More: Ruth Wakefield, Who Invented the Chocolate Chip Cookie. Legend has it that Wakefield was trying a variation on a butterscotch dessert when she decided to let the chocolate chips fall where they may. They begin the process of putting the cookies on the cookie sheet. As Jack…
– Five year plan – National 5 History Revision – BBC Bitesize Why the Five Year Plans were introduced? Stalin believed that the Soviet Union had to build up its industry so it could defend itself from attack by countries in the west. Stalin wanted to modernise factories in the…