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The History of Computers - Computer History Timeline
A history of computers and the inventors involved with each computer invention milestone - a timeline with detailed history features.
Gregorio Zara
Gregorio Zara - Filipino scientist Gregorio Y Zara
Famous Inventions A to Z
Research the history of famous inventions - past and present.
Angel Alcala
Angel Alcala is behind the invention of artifical coral reefs to be used for fisheries in Southeast Asia.
Carmen Velasquez
Carmen Velasquez was a noted Filipino biologist.
Thomas Edison - The Inventions of Thomas Edison
Thomas Edison held a world record of 1093 patents for inventions such as the lightbulb and phonograph - Thomas Edison biography and timeline.
Julian Banzon
Julian Banzon researched methods of producing alternative fuels.
Arturo Alcaraz
Arturo Alcaraz is a volcanologist specializing in geothermal energy development.
History of the Microscope
A history of the microscope starting with use of a simple lens in ancient times to the first compound microscope circa 1590 and including the microscopes of the 19th century.
History of the Telephone
The history of the telephone covering Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray - telephones from early models to todays digital cell phones and pagers.
Famous Inventors A to Z
History and biographies of famous inventors - background information and patents on each invention - sp - inventers
Automobile History
The history of the automobile it is estimated that over 100,000 patents and dozens of inventors created the modern automobile.
Agapito Flores
Agapito Flores has been acclaimed by some as being the inventor of the first fluorescent lamp - is this true?
Francisco Santos
Filipino Chemist Francisco Santos
Black Inventors A-Z
Black inventors the biographes - inventions and photos of inventors from George Edward Alcorn to Granvile Woods.
Benjamin Almeda
Benjamin Almeda designed a food-processing machine.
Twentieth Century Inventions 1900 to 1999 - Inventors
A history time line of twentieth 20th century inventions 1900 to 1925 - invention of the 1920s 1910s 1900s
Television History
History of television - black and white and color and digital TV - cameras - video recording and broadcast equipment - inventors such as Farnsworth Baird and Zworykin.
Rolando de la Cruz
Filipino scientist Rolando de la Cruz invented an anti cancer skin cream.
Filipino Doctor Fe Del Mundo
Doctor Fe Del Mundo is credited with studies that led to the invention of an improved incubator and a jaundice relieving device.
Modern Inventions
A timeline of 20th century modern inventions
Benjamin Cabrera
Doctor Benjamin Cabrera has developed innovations in drug treatments against diseases caused by mosquitoes and agricultural soil.
History of Basketball - James Naismith
James Naismith was the Canadian physical education instructor who invented basketball in 1891.
Pedro Escuro
Filipino scientist, Pedro Escuro is best known for his isolation of nine rice varieties.
Bill Gates - Biography and History of the Microsoft Chairman
A biography of Bill Gates - the founder of Microsoft.
Ramon Barba
Ramon Barba is best known for his advancements in mango farming research and tropical tree physiology.
History of Atomic Bomb
Albert Einstein and other scientists told Roosevelt of Nazi Germany efforts to build an atomic bomb - the United States Government began the Manhattan Project that produced the first atomic bomb.
Eduardo Quisumbing
Eduardo Quisumbing was a noted expert in the medicinal plants of the Philippines.
20th Century Inventions 1951 to 1975 History Time Line
History time line of 20th century inventions 1951 to 1975 1950s 1960s 1970s
History of Penicillin
Penicillin is one of the first and still one of the most widely used antibiotic agents - derived from the Penicillium mold.
Alexander Graham Bell - Biography
In 1876 at the age of 29 Alexander Graham Bell invented a phone and a year later he started the Bell telephone company.
History of Ice Cream
Ice cream is often called The Great American Dessert find out the history behind ice cream - sundaes and cones.
Roberto del Rosario
Roberto del Rosario is the inventor of the Karaoke Sing Along System.
Paulo Campos
Paulo Campos built the first radioisotope laboratory in the Philippines.
Alfredo Santos
Filipino chemist Alfredo Santos is a noted researcher in the chemistry of natural products
Josefino Comiso
Filipino Physicist Josefino Comiso has been warning the world about global warming.
Felix Maramba
Felix Maramba built a coconut oil-fueled power generator.
William Padolina
William Padolina has served as the Secretary of the Department of Science and Technology for the Philippines.
Eduardo San Juan
Eduardo San Juan worked on the team that invented the Lunar Rover or Moon Buggy.
The Unusual History of MS-DOS The Microsoft Operating System
In 1980 IBM first approached Bill Gates and Microsoft to discuss the state of home computers and Microsoft products including MS-DOS.
Future Technology
The top ten inventions that will make future technology a reality.
Invention of Television
Television was not invented by a single inventor instead many people working together and alone contributed to its evolution.
History of Lasers
Information on laser history including the Ruby and Maser Laser Gordon Gould Arthur Schawlow Theodore Maiman
The History of the Automobile - Gas Engines
The history of the internal combustion engine and early gas powered cars and inventors - Nicolas Joseph Cugnot - Nicolaus Otto - Karl Benz - Gottlieb Daimler
20th Century Inventions 1926 to 1950 History Time Line
A time line of inventions of the 20th century 1926 to 1950 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s
Steam Engine History
The history of steam engines - Thomas Savery patented the first crude steam engine - Thomas Newcomen invented the atmospheric steam engine that was improved on by James Watt.
Invention of Radio
An outline of the development of radio technology - radio owes its development to two other inventions the telegraph and the telephone.
The History of Coca Cola
Coca Cola was invented by Doctor John Pembert - learn the history of coca cola and other soft drinks.
Selling The Cell Phone - History Of Cellular Phones
How the FCC slowed the progress of a cellular phone system.
The History of the Airplane - Orville and Wilbur Wright.
The invention of the airplane - history of flight - inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright - sp aeroplane.
The Wright Brothers - The First Flight of an Airplane
Orville and Wilbur Wright - the Wright Brothers - invented and flew the first airplane.
George Washington Carver
Biography of George Washington Carver - an explorer and innovator of agricultural science
The History of the Automobile - Steam Cars
Historians who accept the early steam powered vehicles as being automobiles - also accept Nicolas Cugnot as being the inventor of the first automobile.
Who Invented the Thermometer - Fahrenheit Celsius and Kelvin Scales.
The first thermometers were called thermoscopes - In 1724 Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer.
History: Apple Computers
Apple Lisa was the first home computer with a GUI or graphical user interface - A look back at the Macintosh - development and history and the impact it has had on the history of computing.
Telegraph History
The history of the telegraph and the science of telegraphy - Samuel Morse and other inventors.
Stitches
The first functional sewing machine was invented by French tailor Barthelemy Thimonnier who was almost killed by enraged French tailors who burnt down his factory.
Magdalena Cantoria
Magdalena Cantoria is a noted Filipino botanist.
Nineteenth century inventions 1800 to 1899 - Inventions of the 1800s
Timeline of nineteenth 19th century inventions 1800 to 1849 - Inventions of the 1800s
History of Photography and the Camera - Pinhole Camera to Daguerreotype
The complete history of photography - the word is derived from the Greek words for light and writing - first used by Sir John Herschel in 1839.
Gregorio Velasque
Filipino scientist Gregorio Velasque made intensive studies of bluegreen algae.
Inventors of The Modern Computer - Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse was the inventor of the first freely programmable computer.
Albert Einstein Biography - The Life and Achievements of Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein - the biography of Albert Einstein.
The History of Communication
The history of communication from early alphabets to the world wide web.
Sir Isaac Newton
Sir Isaac Newton invented the reflecting telescope in 1668.
The History of Transportation
The history of transportation and innovations in transportation.
The History of the Bicycle
Bicycle - the modern vehicle name dates from 1869 - whose precursor was the velocipede
The History of Electricity - Electronics
Short essays on several inventors including Westinghouse Edison and Tesla connected to the field of electricity and electrical theory - Electricity fundamentals positive and negative Nikola Tesla charges electrons and the atom conductors and insulators electrical currents voltage - current and resistance.
Francisco Quisumbing
Filipino chemist Francisco Quisumbing invented Quink ink
American Inventors - American Inventions by State
Choose an American inventor by state.
The History of Measurement and Measuring Tools
From Noahs ark to modern times - the history of measurement and measuring tools.
Firearms
The history of small firearms - Samuel Colt invented the revolver - Thompson submachine or Tommy gun was invented by General John Thompson.
Daniel Dingel
Daniel Dingel claims to have invented a water-fueled car.
Martin Cooper Cell Phones
Inventor Martin Cooper celebrates 30th anniversary of first portable cell phone call
Women Inventors A-Z
Women Inventors A-Z the biographies - inventions and photos of inventors from Randi Altschul to Mary Walton.
Famous Inventions C
Famous inventions - patents with historical information.
Galileo Galilei - Biography
Galileo Galilei - a biography of the inventor.
History of Chewing Gum
A little chewing gum history from Thomas Adams tire chicle to the Diemer bubble gum.
Francisco Fronda
Francisco Fronda is know as the Father of poultry science in the Philippines.
Lourdes Cruz
Doctor Lourdes Cruz has made scientific contributions to the biochemistry field of conotoxins.
Famous Inventions B
Patent biography and history information about famous inventions.
The Father of Cool - Willis Haviland Carrier and Air Conditioning
The invention and history of air conditioning - biography of engineer and air conditioning inventor Willis Haviland Carrier.
Who Invented the Computer Mouse - Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart invented point and click computing with the computer mouse windows etc.
History of Electric Vehicles
The early history of electric vehicles - Inventor Robert Anderson invented the first crude electric car carriage.
Railroad Invention and History
History of railroad locomotive and train innovations - past - present - future.
The History of Computer and Video Games
Space War Pong Nintendo - the history of computer games and video console games - Video game history is interesting even if you have never touched a joystick.
Biography Thomas Edison
Biography of inventor Thomas Edison - Edson's Early Life
History of Microscopes
A detailed timeline that covers the history of microscopes.
How a Jet Engine Works
A jet engine operates on the application of Sir Isaac Newton's third law of physics
The History of the Frisbee
The empty pie plates of the Frisbie Baking Company become the prototype for the Frisbee - inventor Walter Frederick Morrison sold his Pluto Platter to Wham-O for one million dollars.
The History of the Motion Picture
The Frenchman Louis Lumiere is often credited as inventing the first motion picture camera in 1895 - but in truth - several others had made similiar inventions around the same time.
Optical Disk
David Gregg first envisioned the optical disk in 1958 and patented it in 1969 - also called Laser Disk
Money Lessons
I know nothing about inventing - what do I do to make money from my new invention ideas?
Top Ten Inventions
The top ten most popular inventions.
18th Eighteenth Century Inventions 1700 to 1799
Timeline of eighteenth century inventions 1700 to 1799 - Inventions of the 1700s
History Microsoft Windows
In 1983 the Microsoft Corporation formally announced Microsoft Windows software for IBM computers which they almost named Interface Manager software.
Canadian Inventors
Canadian inventors have patented more than one million inventions yet few people can name one Canadian inventor or accomplishment.
Photography Timeline
Timeline of the history of photography
Who Invented the Yo-Yo
Even a small toy like the yo-yo has an interesting history behind it -- read how D F Duncan Sr joined forces with newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst to create the US yo-yo fad.
Johannes Gutenberg
In 1450 Johannes Gutenberg made his first printing press.
The History of the Zipper
Invention of the zipper - how the name zipper came to be and the effects this invention has had on fashion.
The First Mass Production of Cars - The Assembly Line
The history of cars - the first assembly line production.
Eniac - The History of the ENIAC Computer - John Mauchly - J Presper Eckert
20000 vacuum tubes later the ENIAC computer is born and John Mauchly and J Presper Eckert are the proud parents.
The History of the Apple Macintosh - Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
The Apple Macintosh - the first affordable home computer with a GUI or graphical user interface.
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Hydrogen fuel cells are the answer to the energy needs of the next millenium - invented in 1839 by William Grove - fuel cells will soon be powering every car in the world.
The History of the Elevator - Elisha Otis
Elisha Otis invented the Improvement in Hoisting Apparatus - Elisha Graves Otis did not actually invent the elevator - he invented the brake used in modern elavators - His brakes made skyscrapers a practical reality.
Coca Cola Company Brands
The Coca Cola Company has created many bold eye-catching brand designs and logos.
The History of Clothing
Who invented the bikini - tuxedo - bra - shoes - raincoat and other articles of clothing.
The History of Tennis
Tennis originated from a 12th century French game called paume
The History of the Refrigerator - and Freezer
The first known artificial refrigeration was demonstrated by William Cullen in 1748 - he did not use his discovery for any practical purpose - In 1805 an American inventor Oliver Evans designed the first refrigeration machine - Dr John Gorrie built a refrigerator based on the Evans design in 1844 - used to make ice to cool the air for his yellow fever patients.
19th Century Inventions 1800 to 1899 - Inventions of the 1800s Nineteenth Century
Timeline of nineteenth 19th century inventions 1850 to 1899 - Inventions of the 1800s
Washing Machines
The earliest washing machine the scrub board was invented in 1797 - the first electric powered washing machine in 1908.
Computer History
Famous inventors in the computer business - over twenty-six fully illustrated features cover the history of computing from Konrad Zuse and the first programmable machine to supercomputers.
Color Television History
Color television was by no means a new idea since its attraction and possibility early engaged the imaginations of inventors - A German patent in 1904 contained the earliest proposal.
A Timeline of Soft Drink History
A timeline of soft drink history including coca cola and pepsi cola - the inventors and history behind pop.
The IBM PC - History
IBM representatives meet for the first time with Microsofts Bill Gates to talk about writing an operating system for IBMs new hush-hush personal computer.
History of Plastics
The history of plastic different types of and timeline of plastics.
Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper - Inventors of the Mark I Computer
Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper computer inventors with the Mark I computer.
The History of Dr Pepper - Charles Alderton
In 1885 a young pharmacist called Charles Aderton invented the soft drink Dr Pepper - A timeline of soft drink history including coca cola and pepsi cola - the inventors and history behind pop
John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry - The First All Electronic Computer
John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry - inventors of the first electronic computer - the ABC.
History of the Digital Camera
History of the digital camera - Digital camera technology is directly related to and evolved from the same technology that recorded television images
Levi Strauss
Levi Strauss invented blue jeans - the history of denim.
The History of Medicine - Medical History and Medical Inventions
The history of medicine and major medical inventions.
The History of Neon Signs
The concept behind neon signs was first conceived in 1675 when the French astronomer Jean Picard observed a faint glow in a mercury barometer tube.
The Disposable Cell Phone or Phone-Card-Phone
Inventor Randice-Lisa Altschul creates the worlds first disposable cell phone.
Henry Ford
Henry Ford invented the assembly line for automobile manufacturing - Model T - and invented a transmission mechanism and popularized the gas-powered car.
History of Laptop Computers
Manny Fernandez had an early idea for a laptop computer for executives however there are the 1979 designs by William Moggridge.
Pedro Flores
Pedro Flores was the first person to manufactured the yo-yo in the United States.
The History of Shoes - Sandals - Sneakers - Shoelaces
A history covering both shoes and shoe making machinery.
History of Baseball - Alexander Cartwright
The evolution of baseball bats changed the sport entirely - baseball was invented by Alexander Cartwright.
Who Invented Peanut Butter?
The history of peanut butter.
Nikola Tesla
Nikola Tesla invented the radio X-rays the vacuum tube amplifier and more - Nikola Tesla received no credit for these and other inventions.
The History of the Jet Engine - Sir Frank Whittle - Hans Von Ohain
Dr Hans Von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle are recognized as the co-inventors of the jet engine - Von Ohain and Whittle were working separately on the jet engine and knew nothing of the others work.
The History of Chocolate - Culture of the Cocoa Bean
The history of chocolate and cocoa beans.
The Invention of the Microchip - Integrated Circuit
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce separately invented the IC or integrated circuit at the same time.
Barbie Doll - History of the Barbie Doll and Inventor Ruth Handler
The history of Barbie dolls and inventor Ruth Handler who invented the Barbie Doll in 1959.
Lighting and Lamps
The word lamp is derived from the Greek word lampas meaning torch.
The Invention of Velcro - George de Mestral
George de Mestral takes his dog for a walk and a new invention is born Velcro
Crayola Crayon History
Edward Binney and Harold Smith co-invented Crayola crayons.
History Computer Keyboard
The invention of the modern computer keyboard began with the invention of the typewriter
Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod - iron furnace stove - bifocal glasses and odometer - sp Ben Franklin.
Sample Business Plans
Sample business plans than can be used to as a guideline for writing your own.
Inventions Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin invented the lightning rod - iron furnace stove - bifocal glasses and odometer - sp Ben Franklin.
Cotton Gin & Eli Whitney
Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin on March 14 1794.
The History of the Incandescent Lightbulb
Timeline outlining the development of the lightbulb.
Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez is a noted Filipino scientist and researcher who has invented methods of controlling leprosy.
X-Ray - The Invention of X-Ray Machines and CAT-Scans
An history of the X-Ray and the invention of x-ray machine and CAT-Scans -sp xray.
The History of Paper and Papermaking
The invention of paper - the spread of papermaking in Europe and the United States - the papermaker - Dard Hunter - the paper machine - watermarks - modern mills - newsprint wove washi grocery bags sacks papermills mache wax.wallpaper
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