The first programmable computer, the Z3, was built by Konrad Zuse in 1941 in his parents' living room in Berlin.

The 3D printer allows objects to be built layer by layer.

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The credit card simplified cashless transactions.

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You exist during the only time in history with modern technology.

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Your phone contains enough computing power to guide Apollo-era spacecraft.

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About 90% of all the data in the world was created in the last two years.

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The internet was originally called ARPANET and was designed by the US military to survive a nuclear attack.

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GPS is so precise that it must account for Einstein's theory of relativity to remain accurate.

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The Hoover Dam generates hydroelectric power for millions of people.

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