The movie, Flash of Genius, is about Robert Kearns who invented the intermittent windshield wiper and his battle with the Detroit automakers who he accused of stealing his invention. Who knew?
That brings to mind some other items that we use every day - and you might not know who invented them:
The computer mouse - Douglas Englebart 1964
Email - Ray Tomlinson 1971 (also came up with the idea of using the "@" in your email address)
Ethernet - Robert Metcalfe 1973
The computer chip (integrated circuit) - Jack Kilby and Iowa native Robert Noyce 1958
First computer game - Space War by Steve Russell 1962
Spreadsheet - Dan Bricklin and Bob Frankston 1978
World Wide Web - Tim Berners-Lee 1989
Computer - John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State University 1941
~George
Monday, October 20, 2008
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