The first undersea fiberoptic cable network began operation in August 2001, between Japan and USA, this was a joint venture between American and Japanese telecommunications companies, connecting Japan to the U.S. mainland via Hawaii.
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In 2000, Switzerland became the first country to have a fully electrified rail system, with less than 0.4 percent powered by other energy sources. Continue reading
The International Phonetic Alphabet was proposed by the Danish linguist Otto Jespersen and developed by Paul Passy in 1895. Continue reading
The German autobahn, a nationwide highway system with limited-access expressways was constructed beginning in 1921. Continue reading
Greek scholar Aristophanes of Byzantium, developed the punctuation system circa 200 BCE, Continue reading
Valentin Hauy of Paris, France, created the Braille reading system in 1793 Continue reading
The first rental car business opened at a used car lot in Chicago, IL, USA in 1918 where it was later purchased by John D. Hertz. Continue reading
England passed the English Statute of Patents and Monopolies in 1623 granting inventors letters to patent until 1637. Continue reading
Vladimir Kosmich Zworykin (Russian: Влади́мир Козьми́ч Зворы́кин, Vladimir Koz'mich Zvorykin; July 29 [O.S. July 17] 1888 – July 29, 1982) was a Russian-born American inventor, engineer, and pioneer of television technology. Continue reading
Vladimir Kosma Zworykin, Russian-American electrical engineer invented an electronic television system Continue reading