Our world is filled with many amazing inventions. While several of these inventions have stood the test of time many others have been replaced by more worthy adversaries. Below is a list of both old and new inventions that have and might still stay relevant for several years to come
The earliest remains of wheels date back to 3600 B.C. in Cucuteni Trypillian Culture in Romania. The wheel may look like a simple invention but historians believed that its arrival brought a huge technological breakthrough. In the distant future, could wheels used in locomotion become obsolete with the advent of teleportation devices?
The Abacus, also known as the counting frame is an ancient calculating machine which is thought to have originated in Babylon about 5,000 years ago. Even with the arrival of the electronic calculator, the abacus is still used today by merchants, traders and clerks in some parts of Eastern Europe, Russia, China and Africa.
Instead of wires or cables, the Bluetooth device contains a tiny computer chip and software which uses radio waves to connect to a phone or a computer. The technology was unveiled in 1999, but it wasn't until the start of the 21st century that manufacturers began to adopt its in mobile phones and computers. Now, wit h more connected gadgets than ever, Bluetooth has become an important part of our daily lives, and is set to be more so as the internet of things takes off.
5. The Touchscreen
In article published in 1956 and 1967 , E. A Johnson described his work on capacitive touchscreens and years later it was invented. The touchscreen has become an important source of input device and output device allowing the user to interact with a computer by touching areas on the screen. It is commonly used on cell phones, PDAs, ATMs, Video games etc.
6. Driver-less Cars
There have been experiments on automating cars since at least the 1920s. For instance, in 1925, the Houdina Radio Control gave a practical exhibition on how the a radio-controlled driverless car "linrrican Wonder" could drive through a thick traffic jam in New York City Streets. However, promising trials took place in the 1950s and work has proceeded since then. In October 2016, Tesla's automated cars have the full self-driving feature built into them. However, as of February 2017 self driving cars allowed on public roads are not yet fully autonomous.
1. The Wheel
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2. The Abacus
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3. The Calculator
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In 1642, eighteen year old Blaise Pascal designed a counting machine which performs arithmetic operation without needing human intelligence, this device was meant for his father who was a tax collector. No body was interested in this contraption until 300 years later. In 1967, Jack S. Kilby invented the hand-held calculator.
4. The Bluetooth Device
Instead of wires or cables, the Bluetooth device contains a tiny computer chip and software which uses radio waves to connect to a phone or a computer. The technology was unveiled in 1999, but it wasn't until the start of the 21st century that manufacturers began to adopt its in mobile phones and computers. Now, wit h more connected gadgets than ever, Bluetooth has become an important part of our daily lives, and is set to be more so as the internet of things takes off.
5. The Touchscreen
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6. Driver-less Cars
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There have been experiments on automating cars since at least the 1920s. For instance, in 1925, the Houdina Radio Control gave a practical exhibition on how the a radio-controlled driverless car "linrrican Wonder" could drive through a thick traffic jam in New York City Streets. However, promising trials took place in the 1950s and work has proceeded since then. In October 2016, Tesla's automated cars have the full self-driving feature built into them. However, as of February 2017 self driving cars allowed on public roads are not yet fully autonomous.
7. Sky Taxi
A drone that can carry people is intended to begin "regular operations" in Dubai from July 2017. The Chinese-made EHang 184 drone is designed to carry one passenger weighing up to 100kg (220lbs) and a small piece of luggage. The passenger's destination is selected on a touch screen display, there a no other controls. It has a flying range of 50 km, a top speed of 160 km/h and can operate continuously for 30 minutes after a battery charge.
8. AbioCor Artificial Heart
The ultimate goal to develop a synthetic heart that would outlast the recipient resulted in the creating of the AbioCor Articial Heart, the world's first self-contained heart replacement. It does not use external wires or tubes. It has an internal battery system which uses the trans-cutaneous energy transmission process to recharge itself. In 2001, the first implant was received by a patient.
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8. AbioCor Artificial Heart
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Bluetooth, Driverless Cars - telegraph
Touchscreens - wikipedia
AbioCor - brighthub
Self Driving cars - wikipedia.org
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