Who invented the touchpad and when?
The invention of laptop computers brought with it a problem. How would computer users navigate the mouse cursor displayed in the operating system used on their portable computers without a physical computer mouse?
Her child made her an inventor: How was the dripless cup invented? The story of Mandy Haberman
British Mandy Haberman had little to do with inventions until her third child, Emily, was born in 1980.
What is JPEG, who invented it and why?
Before the 1990s, the internet was generally a text-based platform. Because downloading and distribution of images (bitmaps) created with digital data took a very long time. This situation ended with the invention of the JPEG standard in 1992, which allows images to be compressed to reduce the file size.
The cornerstone of autonomous car technology: the invention of GPS
GPS is a space-based satellite navigation system that provides location and time information in all weather conditions with four or more satellites in an unobstructed line of sight on Earth. So how was GPS invented?
Nick Cave, the poet of sorrows: He couldn't fill the void left in him first by his father's death and later by his son's death
Born on September 22, 1957, Nicholas Edward Cave is an Australian rock musician, songwriter, book writer, screenwriter.
Who invented video games?
A video game is a type of game played using a video that sends an image signal, such as a computer or game console, and a visual user interface (television, monitor, etc.). So when and how was this game genre invented and how did it evolve?
Foldable bike genius: David T. Hon
Dahon was founded in 1982 by former physicist David T. Hon. The Dahon brand, inspired by its name, is based in California. After establishing its facilities, it began offering the most compact foldable bikes of the time in 1984. In 2006, it became the largest manufacturer in the bicycle industry.
Why was Van Gogh a painter who could not earn money?
Although Van Gogh is one of the best-known post-Impressionist painters today, he was not much appreciated during his lifetime. He painted some of his most famous paintings in a mental hospital. Here are the curiosities about Vincent van Gogh's life; Who is Vincent van Gogh, what did he do?
Who invented chairlift? We answer: James Curran
The chairlift was developed by James Curran of Union Pacific's engineering department in Omaha during the summer of 1936. Prior to working for Union Pacific, Curran worked for Paxton and Vierling Steel, also in Omaha, which engineered banana conveyor systems to load cargo ships in the tropics.
Who invented the grocery shopping cart and how?
Sylvan Goldman (1898-1984) was the owner of the Humpty Dumpty supermarket chain in Oklahoma City when the idea for the shopping trolley (wheeled shopping cart) struck him in 1937.
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