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The history of technology is the history of the invention of tools and techniques by humans. Technology includes methods ranging from simple stone tools to the complex genetic engineering and information technology that has emerged since the 1980s.
1974: The lithium-ion battery is invented by M. Stanley Whittingham, and further developed in the 1980s and 1990s by John B. Goodenough, Rachid Yazami and Akira Yoshino. It has impacted modern consumer electronics and electric vehicles. [507] 1974: The Rubik's cube is invented by Ernő Rubik which went on to be the best selling puzzle ever. [508]
The escalator was invented in 1859 by Nathan Ames of Saugus, Massachusetts for an invention that he called "Revolving Stairs". [25] However, Ames' escalator was never built. The earliest form of a working escalator, patented in 1892 by Jesse W. Reno , was introduced as a new novelty ride at the Old Iron Pier at Coney Island, New York in 1896.
Although he was the man responsible for its technology, Farnsworth appeared only once on a television program. On July 3, 1957, he was a mystery guest ("Doctor X") on the CBS quiz show I've Got A Secret. He fielded questions from the panel as they unsuccessfully tried to guess his secret ("I invented electronic television.").
An axe made of iron, dating from the Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland, Sweden: Iron—as a new material—initiated a dramatic revolution in technology, economy, society, warfare and politics. A technological revolution is a period in which one or more technologies is replaced by another new technology in a short amount of time.
The following articles cover the timeline of United States inventions: Timeline of United States inventions (before 1890) , before the turn of the century Timeline of United States inventions (1890–1945) , before World War II
A consortium of American companies formed the Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (or "MCC") to fund large scale projects in AI and information technology. [191] [190] DARPA responded as well, founding the Strategic Computing Initiative and tripling its investment in AI between 1984 and 1988. [192] [193]
The earliest known tool for use in computation is the Sumerian abacus, and it was thought to have been invented in Babylon c. 2700 –2300 BC. Its original style of usage was by lines drawn in sand with pebbles. [citation needed] In c. 1050 –771 BC, the south-pointing chariot was invented in ancient China.