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The People's Best Friend: The Calculators' Brief History
Inventions and Machines

The People's Best Friend: The Calculators' Brief History

Forget dogs, people& 39;s best friend has always been, and will always be, the calculator.This powerful yet diminutive device has undergone a few significant facelifts over the millennia but their basic functions would be familiar in concept to our ancestors.From the simple Abacus, more advanced mechanical forms would be developed until they underwent several quantum leaps in power with the advent of the first electronics and then the microchip.

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Inventions and Machines

35 Inventions That Changed The World

Human inventions and technologies have shaped civilizations and transformed life on the Earth. As expectations and capabilities evolve, each new generation possesses its own set of innovative thinkers.Right from the invention of the wheel to the development of Mars rover, several inventions are revolutionary.
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15 Inventors Killed By Their Own Inventions

Since the beginning of human apprehension, inventions happened and are still happening.The level at which the world has reached today is the result of continuous contributions and inventions made by many intellectual inventors.Right from the spark of an amazing idea to conceptually designing it, the efforts of the inventors are countless and as a result continuously pushing the boundaries of what’s possible.
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The 20 Coolest Inventions of 2016

We are back with another list of inventions, but these are the overall best inventions, the ones that made the world better and smarter.Sometimes the advances can be simple like a smart food bowl to engage your dog or a voice-based alarm. Or they can be profound: An all purpose shelter for persons displaced by armed conflicts and natural disasters.
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Inventions and Machines

The People's Best Friend: The Calculators' Brief History

Forget dogs, people& 39;s best friend has always been, and will always be, the calculator.This powerful yet diminutive device has undergone a few significant facelifts over the millennia but their basic functions would be familiar in concept to our ancestors.From the simple Abacus, more advanced mechanical forms would be developed until they underwent several quantum leaps in power with the advent of the first electronics and then the microchip.
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Inventions and Machines

The History and Evolution of the Wheel

The Wheel is one of the most fundamental inventions we use in our everyday lives. Invented sometime between 4500 - 3300 BCE during the Chalcolithic era, the wheel gave rise to everything from transportation to modern day machinery and almost everything in between.The idea of the wheel may have been influenced by nature, as many inventions are.
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