Your phone contains enough computing power to guide Apollo-era spacecraft.
Fact #2749
👍 0 · 👎 0
More Technology Facts
The Hoover Dam generates hydroelectric power for millions of people.
Fact #1509 · Technology
The original name for the search engine Google was 'BackRub.'
Fact #3956 · Technology
More photos are taken every two minutes today than were taken in the entire 1800s.
Fact #3615 · Technology
Maglev trains use superconducting magnets to levitate above the track, eliminating friction and enabling 600+ km/h speeds.
Fact #4735 · Technology
The thermos (vacuum flask) was invented by Scottish physicist James Dewar in 1892 and later commercialized.
Fact #4399 · Technology
The transistor, invented in 1947, made modern computers possible by replacing bulky vacuum tubes.
Fact #4359 · Technology
In 1971, the first email was sent.
Fact #1030 · Technology
There are classified inventions that have never been revealed publicly.
Fact #2761 · Technology
Want more facts?
We have over 11,491 facts across 15 categories.