Historical Inventions
In the 1440s, Johannes Gutenberg made this machine. It helped people make books fast and cheaply for the first time.
What is the printing press?
You use this board with buttons and letters to type words on a computer.
What is a keyboard?
This famous website started as a college project named "BackRub." Today, it is the most popular search engine in the world.
What is Google?
Called AI for short, this technology helps computers learn, think, and write text like humans.
What is Artificial Intelligence?
This famous leader of Apple helped design popular tech products like the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
Who is Steve Jobs?
Galileo built a better version of this tool in 1609. People used it to look closely at stars and planets in space.
What is the telescope?
This is a small, light computer that you can fold closed and carry in your backpack.
What is a laptop?
This technology lets your phone, tablet, or laptop connect to the internet without using any wires.
What is Wi-Fi?
In many sci-fi movies, people travel in these futuristic cars that fly in the sky instead of driving on roads.
What are flying cars?
In 1903, these two famous brothers built and flew the world's first successful airplane.
Who are the Wright Brothers?
This was discovered or controlled rather than invented. It allowed early humans to eat a larger variety of foods, and to make otherwise unclean or dangerous food safe to eat.
What is fire?
You look at this part of the computer to see pictures, videos, and games.
What is the screen (or monitor)?
Tim Berners-Lee invented this system of web pages in 1989. It is why most website links start with "www."
What is the World Wide Web?
This is a machine that can move, talk, and do work automatically, like cleaning your house.
What is a robot?
This famous artist who painted the Mona Lisa also drew early ideas for flying machines and helicopters.
Who is Leonardo da Vinci?
In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell used this new invention to make the very first voice phone call.
What is the telephone?
You need to type this secret word or number code to open your phone or log into your account.
What is a password?
Internet data travels across big oceans through long wires hidden under the water called undersea ____.
What are cables?
Dark panels put on roofs use energy from the sun to make this clean power.
What is solar power (or solar energy)?
This billionaire created SpaceX and leads Tesla, making famous electric cars and space rockets.
Who is Elon Musk?
Ancient people invented this round object about 5,000 years ago to help move heavy objects and build wagons.
What is the wheel?
You push and move this small tool with your hand to click on things on the screen.
What is a computer mouse?
Files stored in "the Cloud" are not in the sky. They are saved inside big buildings full of computers called data ____.
What are data centers?
Instead of printing on paper, this machine uses plastic to make real 3D toys and objects.
What is a 3D printer?
This famous American inventor helped create the light bulb and the movie camera.
Who is Thomas Edison?