1903 Aeroplane invented by Orville and Wilbur Wright. They called itflyer.
1907 Arthur Korn invents the facsimile machine, available here only inthe '80s.
1928 Alexander Flemming discovers penicillin - it is the firstantibiotic
1938 The first photocopier is made by Charles Carson. Available onlyin '60s.
1954 First solar battery invented by Bell Telephone Company
1964 IBM's System 360 is the first mainframe computer to becomefunctional
1972 The first pocket calculator released. It replaces the slide-rule.
1978 Ward Christensen come up with the first model of the modem
1992 Interactive CD player is released by Philips - multimediarevolution hastened
