The first photograph ever taken required an exposure time of eight hours.

GPS exists because of Einstein’s theory of relativity correcting time differences.

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The first webcam was invented to check if a coffee pot in a Cambridge lab was full without walking downstairs.

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The first hard drive, released in 1956, weighed over a ton and stored only 5 megabytes.

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The total amount of data created in the last two years exceeds all data created in previous human history.

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Fiber optic cables transmit data as pulses of light and can carry thousands of simultaneous communications.

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The development of artificial joints improved mobility.

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The wheel is one of the earliest human inventions.

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Architecture often reflects the climate and materials of a region.

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