Are you ready to be amazed by some of the most fascinating technology facts ever? From the bizarre to the unbelievable, these facts will surely blow your mind.
1. The first ever computer was a huge machine and weighed over 27 tons. It was invented in 1946 and was called ENIAC, which stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer.
2. Do you know that the first ever alarm clock could only ring at 4 am as that was the time that its inventor, Levi Hutchins, used to wake up every day?
3. The famous game ‘Pac-Man’ was originally designed to be a pizza topping simulator. But, its creators changed their minds and decided to make it a game instead.
4. When the first computer mouse was designed, it was called ‘X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System’ and was made of wood.
5. The first Apple computer was invented in a garage by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. They sold it for $666.66.
6. The world’s first mobile phone was made by Motorola in 1973. It weighed 2.5 pounds and cost a whopping $3,995.
7. The world’s first webcam was used to monitor a coffee pot at Cambridge University in 1991. The camera was set up so that people could check if the coffee was ready.
8. The first ever email was sent by Ray Tomlinson in 1971. He sent the message to himself to test it.
9. The world’s first video game was invented by William Higinbotham in 1958. The game was called ‘Tennis for Two’ and was played on an oscilloscope.
10. The first website ever made was dedicated to information about the World Wide Web project. It was created by Tim Berners-Lee in August 1991.
Technology has come a long way over the years, and these facts just prove how much it has evolved. Who knows what kind of amazing technology we’ll have in the future?
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