Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Who Invented the Computer

Posted on January 22nd, 2011 by by Charles

Computer was invented by Charles Babbage. But reportedly, the first electronic computers were invented by John Presper Eckert and John W. Mauchly. They have developed and invented ENIAC – Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. But the credit of invention was rewarded to Charles Babbage, because he was the first person who introduced the idea of [...]

Who Invented the Cell Phone

Posted on January 22nd, 2011 by by Charles

Dr. Martin Cooper who was then heading the Research and Development team at Motorola invented the Cell phone in 1973. He is known to be the first person to make a call on the cell phone. Although it was only in 1973 that the first portable mobile phone came into existence, the technology that enabled [...]

History of Printing

Posted on April 1st, 2010 by by Big History

The history of Printing started, and as such assumed international exposure, to pursue efficient and economic means of printing multiple copies of text, fabrics and graphics. Printing processes enhanced communications, and contributed a great deal to the evolution of commerce, law and culture. Block Printing It is a technique to print text or graphic designs [...]

History of Websites

Posted on March 28th, 2010 by by Big History

A website is an integration of mutually relevant web pages, graphics, videos or certain digital content that are given address according to a common Uniform Resource Locator (URL), frequently comprising of just the domain identity, i.e. the IP address, and the root directory (‘/’) in an Internet Protocol-based network. A web site is to be [...]

The History of Light

Posted on March 26th, 2010 by by Big History

The term “light” in physics is sometimes a reference to electromagnetic emission of any frequency range — whether visible or not. A Chronology of Historical theories 1. Ancient Indian theories The Hindu schools of Samkhya and Vaisheshika, from about the 6 – 5 century BC, postulated on light that light is one of the five [...]

History of Inventions

Posted on March 25th, 2010 by by Big History

The ancient works of art show proof of human inventiveness. The nomenclature of the great archaeological ages — the Bronze Age, the Stone Age, and the Iron Age — are characteristic of the inventive use of stone and metal equipments. Early stone-made applications were rough, but the ends they catered for, shield and food containing, were [...]

The History of Transportation

Posted on January 16th, 2010 by by Big History

Most people regard the means of available transport as less important. A few think about how life had been different if man had never tamed the first wild horse or invented the very first wheel. It is a question that how man hit on these life-altering ideas or from where this thought had originated or [...]