Revolutionary Inventions
Invented around 3500 BCE, this technology revolutionized transportation and mechanical engineering.
What is the wheel?
A co-founder of Apple Inc., his innovative vision transformed personal computing and mobile technology.
Who is Steve Jobs?
This engine, which harnessed steam power, was vital for driving locomotives and factory machinery.
What is the steam engine?
Standardized in the late 1990s, this wireless technology now connects millions of devices to the Internet.
What is Wi-Fi?
This branch of computer science builds systems that can learn, solve problems, and make decisions similarly to a human brain.
What is AI?
Often attributed to Thomas Edison, this invention brought reliable electric light into homes and streets.
What is the light bulb?
The co-founder of Microsoft, his contributions to software development have shaped the tech industry.
Who is Bill Gates?
This early 19th-century machine revolutionized writing by mechanizing text input and directly inspiring the modern QWERTY keyboard.
What is the typewriter?
Developed in 1990, this invention transformed information sharing by organizing data into accessible web pages.
What is the World Wide Web?
This latest generation of mobile networks gives your phone really fast internet away from Wi-Fi networks.
What is 5G?
This device, patented in 1876, revolutionized communication by transmitting voices over a wire.
What is a telephone?
This inventor is best known for patenting the telephone in 1876.
Who is Alexander Graham Bell?
Automating the laborious task of stitching, this invention transformed the textile industry and home sewing practices.
What is the sewing machine?
Founded by two Stanford students in 1998, this search engine has become a household name for finding anything online.
What is Google?
Using special headsets, this technology lets you step into a digital world where you can play games or explore new places in a very immersive way.
What is virtual reality?
Invented by Johannes Gutenberg in the 15th century, this device made books and information more accessible to the masses.
What is the printing press?
This mathematician’s work on code-breaking during WWII laid the foundations for modern computer science.
Who is Alan Turing?
Nicknamed the "iron horse" this invention transformed travel during the Industrial Revolution by connecting cities and sparking economic growth.
What is the steam locomotive?
Revolutionizing communication, this digital mail service delivers messages across the globe in seconds rather than days, using the internet.
What is E-Mail?
Instead of keeping everything on your own computer, this service lets you run apps and store files on remote servers that you can access from anywhere.
What is cloud computing?
Developed in 1947, this semiconductor device replaced vacuum tubes and became the cornerstone of modern electronics.
What is the transistor?
This British computer scientist invented the World Wide Web in 1989, fundamentally transforming global communication and information sharing.
Who is Tim Berners-Lee?
Invented by Eli Whitney in 1793, this device transformed cotton processing by quickly separating seeds from fiber, reshaping the textile industry and the American economy.
What is the cotton gin?
Acting as the internet’s digital directory, this service translates memorable website names into the numerical addresses computers need to connect.
What is DNS?
Known for powering digital money like Bitcoin, this secure system keeps records in a way that’s nearly impossible to change.
What is blockchain?