Technology timeline

Aretaeus of Cappadocia Coins the Name, 'Diabetes', from the Greek Word for 'Siphon'

In diabetes the thirst is greater for the fluid dries the body ... For the thirst there is need of a powerful remedy, for in kind it is the... Read more

The Diamond Sutra, Oldest Known Dated Printed Book

The Buddhist text known around the world as the Diamond Sutra (although a more accurate translation of the Sanskrit title might be, for instance,... Read more

Persian Physician, Avicenna, Gives Detailed Description of Diabetes Along with Strikingly Modern Treatment

In medieval Persia, Avicenna (980–1037) provided a detailed account on diabetes mellitus in The Canon of Medicine, "describing the abnormal... Read more

Bi Sheng Invents First Known Movable Type Technology

During the reign of Chingli, [1041-1048] Bi Sheng, a man of unofficial position, made movable type. His method was as follows: he took sticky clay... Read more

Choe Yun-ui Invents First Metal Moveable Type

At first, one cuts letters in beech wood. One fills a trough level with fine sandy [clay] of the reed-growing seashore. Wood-cut letters are... Read more

Johannes Gutenburg Begins Operation of First Mechanical Printing Press

Around 1439, Gutenberg was involved in a financial misadventure making polished metal mirrors (which were believed to capture holy light from... Read more

English Physician, Thomas Willis, Coins the Term 'Diabetes Mellitus' due to the Sweetness of Diabetic Urine

Thomas Willis discovered sugar in diabetic urine in 1670, and thereby differentiated between what before was classed as one disease, diabetes... Read more

Johann Conrad Brunner Publishes Work Linking the Pancreas and Diabetes Symptoms, but Without Establishing Link to the Disease

Brunner is remembered for his experiments and studies of the pancreas and the internal secretions associated with the organ. In 1683 he removed the... Read more

Xerography is Invented by Chester Carlson

It took Carlson 15 years to establish the basic principles of electrophotography, and he patented his developments every step along the way. He... Read more

OXO, the First Video Game Using a Graphical Display

OXO (also known as Noughts and Crosses) is a tic-tac-toe computer game made for the EDSAC computer in 1952. It was written by Alexander S. Douglas... Read more

Soviet Union Launches Sputnik 1 Satellite

Sputnik 1 was the world's first Earth-orbiting artificial satellite. It was launched into a low altitude elliptical orbit by the Soviet Union on 4... Read more

Tennis for Two, the "First Video Game"

Tennis for Two was a game developed in 1958 on an analog computer, which simulates a game of tennis or ping pong on an oscilloscope. Created by... Read more

First Photocopier, the Xerox 914, is Introduced to the Market

The Xerox 914 was the first successful commercial plain paper copier which in 1959 revolutionized the document-copying industry. The culmination of... Read more

Production of first car with standard fitted three-point safety belt

The first car to be produced with a standard fitted three-point safety belt rolled off the Volvo production lines in Sweden, on August 13th 1959.... Read more

Gary Starkweather Invents the Laser Printer

The laser printer was invented at Xerox in 1969 by researcher Gary Starkweather, who had an improved printer working by 1971 and incorporated into... Read more

Prediction on Computer and Internet

First Dot Matrix Printer Introduced to Market

The LA30 was a 30 character/second dot matrix printer introduced in 1970 by Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts. It printed 80... Read more

Bernard Madoff Begins Implementing Automated Stock Trading with the Advent of Computers

Over these decades Madoff's trading business skyrockets. Through a controversial but legal practice known as "pay for order flow," he is able to... Read more

The First Coin-Operated Video Game, Galaxy Game, is Released

The Galaxy Game is the earliest known coin-operated computer or video game. It was installed at the Tresidder Union at Stanford University in... Read more

Computer Space, First Commercially Sold Coin-Operated Video Game

Computer Space is a video arcade game released in November 1971 by Nutting Associates. Created by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney, who would both... Read more

The Magnavox Odyssey, First Video Game Console

The Magnavox Odyssey is the world's first home video game console. It was first demonstrated in May, 24th, 1972 and released that fall, predating... Read more

Empire is Written for the PLATO System

In reviewing how other early game designers describe their firsts, the innovations they initiated, I felt it important to keep my descriptions... Read more

Moria is Developed for the PLATO system

Moria is a dungeon crawl style computer role-playing game first developed for the PLATO system around 1975, with copyright dates listed as 1978 and... Read more

Atari Releases Breakout in the Arcade

Breakout is an arcade game developed by Atari, Inc and introduced on May 13, 1976. It was conceptualized by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow, and... Read more

Coleco Releases its Telstar Console

The Telstar is a series of video game consoles produced by Coleco from 1976 to 1978. Starting with Telstar Pong clone based on General Instrument's... Read more