Technology timeline
When archeologists in 1000 years time look back at today's technology and want to state the year people started using microwave ovens, flat screens or memory sticks, for example, how difficult will it be for them to do this?
Therefore to help the out, this page is my personal technology timeline. It gives the years that I remember either personally using, seeing, or buying a piece of technology. As you will see, in some cases I was a late adopter and some cases an earlier adopter. Therefore this list will a least give future researchers some idea of the maximum year they can assign to a technology.
1961 I first traveled on an ocean cruiser 1963 I first traveled on an airplane 1964 I saw a typewriter for the first time 1964 I touched a camera for the first time (a Voightlander) 1965 I first used an electric toaster 1965 I first wired an electric plug 1965 I first touched a transistor radio 1965 I first touched a black and white television 1965 I saw vacuum valves for the first time 1965 I experienced my first electric shock when playing with electricity 1965 I lit a match for the first time 1965 I used an alarm clock for the first time 1966 I received my first battery-operated toy car 1966 I saw a reel-to-reel tape recorder for the first time 1966 I used a vinyl record player for the first time 1966 I first used a soldering iron 1968 I saw an electric cattle fence for the first time 1969 I used a slide rule for the first time 1971 I had my first 126 format camera, with magnesium flashbulbs 1972 I purchased my own Liebig condenser 1976 I purchased my first SLR camera (Pentax), with external electronic flash 1977 I first used infrared film in my camera 1977 I used a photocopier for the first time
