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Event
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Jeahr
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Comment
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Country
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First optical comunication .
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-200
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Greek parallel code transmission from Arcos to Troya using fire signals.
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GR
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Electrical Phenomena found.
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1760
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Benjamin Franklin
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USA
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First underwater cable used for signal transmission.
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1811
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Samuel Thomas Soemmerring.
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D
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First telegraph device is developed.
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1837
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Samuel F.B. Morse.
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USA
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First far transmission underwater cabel.
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1858
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From Irland to Neufundland. 4500km
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?
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The phone is invented.
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1861
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Phillip Rice.
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D
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First picture transmitted on wire.
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1862
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Giovanni Caselli.
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FR
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The phone is invented.
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1876
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Alexander Graham Bell.
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USA
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Ohms Law is found.
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1826
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Georg Simon Ohm.
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D
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Nipkow invents Nipkow’s Disk.
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1885
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First scanning of pictures.
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D
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Radio waves have been found.
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1886
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Heinrich Rudolf Herz.
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D
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The loudspeaker is invented.
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1878
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Werner von Siemens.
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D
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The first payphone is installed
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1891
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Mix und Genest
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D
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First radio wave transmitter.
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1893
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Marconi.
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GB
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First Radio transmitter. Invention of the high frequency transformer.
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1893
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Nicola Tesla.
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CS; USA
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Patent for tuned coupled circuits.
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1900
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Marconi.
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GB
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Vakuum tube triode is invented.
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1903
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First elerctro medical diathermy
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1908
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Lorenz
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D
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The katothode ray tube is invented.
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1909
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Karl Ferdinand Braun .
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D
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First wireless phoneconnection D-USA
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1911
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Lorenz
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D
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The Superhet radio receiver was created.
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1918
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Edwin Armstrong .
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USA
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Theorie of Vakuum tubes explained.
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1923
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Barkhausen, Heinrich.
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D
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First Color TV Patent.
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1925
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Zworykin.
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D
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First Broadband Amplifier is developed. Automatic Grid Bias of Tubes is invented.
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1925
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Prof. Ardenne.
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D
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First short-wave radio.
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1925
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Abraham Esau.
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D
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First Selen rectifier is developed
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1928
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Lorenz AG
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D
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Beginning of TV Broadcasting in Europe.
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1928
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D,F,GB
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Beginning of Mangnetphone development.
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1928
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Fritz Pfleumer AEG .
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D
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The scanning TV Tube is invented, first TV pictures on a tube.
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1930
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Prof. Ardenne.
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D
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First microwave phone link.
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1932
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Marconi .
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GB
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German radio for everybody “Volksempfänger”.
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1933
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VE 301 Single Tube straight forward receiver with adjustable feedback.
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D
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Precision Frequency meter is developed.
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1933
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Dr. Hermann Schwarz and Dr. Lothar Rohde formed a company.
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D
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Frequency modulation is invented.
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1933
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Edwin Armstrong.
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USA
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First PCB is used in a Radio.
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1934
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Paul Eisler.
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A; USA
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First high quality Magnetophon.
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1935
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TELEFUNKEN.
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D
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First microwave guiding systems for Airplanes installed
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1935
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Lorenz AG
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D
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Beginning of Microwave developmend.
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1935
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The Waveguide is invented.
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First FM radio stadion.
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1937
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W1XOJ in Paxton, Massachusetts .
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USA
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Development of UKW FM Radio System in Germany.
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1937
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Steel Housing Tubes replace glas Tubes
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1938
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First Ultra Short Wave tubes’
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First Radar in Germany finds objects 30km far away.
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1939
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Radar “Würzburg” TELEFUNKEN.
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D
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The Reflexklystron is invented.
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1939
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Russel Varian .
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USA
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Electronic measurement equipment’s are developed.
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1939
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Hewlett and Packard.
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USA
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Invention of the Microwave powertube Magnetron.
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1940
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British physcists Randall and Bott.
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USA
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Invention of the Traveling Wave tube TWT.
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1940
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Rudolf Klompfner.
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A; GB
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The first police and fire department radio are istalled
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1941
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SEL
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D
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9cm on Board Radar
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1942
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Device Rotterdam finds Submarins
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GB
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First digital computer uses Relays.
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1941
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Kornrad ZUSE ; Helmut Schreiyer.
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D
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First Radar in USA is developed (RADAR = RAdio Detection And Ranging).
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1943
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SCR 584 WESTINGHOUSE .
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USA
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German Radar “Lichtenstein “ found 130 airplanes at once.
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1943
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TELEFUNKEN.
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D
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First 3 cm Radar.
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1944
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First electronic tube computer EINIAC.
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1946
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University of Pennsylvania.
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USA
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Invention of the Transistor.
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1947
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Bell Labs.
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USA
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Microwave radio link to Berlin
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1948
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SEL
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D
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FM Radio in Germany established.
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1949
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Bavaria Radio Munich.
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D
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Schottky effect found.
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1947
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Walter Schottky
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D
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First Color TV system developed.The Vidicon camera tube is invented.
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1950
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RCA.
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USA
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First Germanium Transistors on the market.
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1952
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2N32 RCA,G11 GE.
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D
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First car radio uses automatic tuning feedback
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1953
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Becker Radio.
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D
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First Germanium Transistors in Germany.
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1955
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AC107 VALVO, GFT20 TE-KA-DE .
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D
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Miniaturising of Tubes to only 5 mm diameter , “Penceltubes”.
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1955
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Popular tubes ..5672...............
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First electronic banking equipments are developed.
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1956
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Check watching video system TE-KA-DE .
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D
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+
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Beginning of cartelephone “Öffentlich beweglicher Landfunk “ in Germany.
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1957
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Development of first Unit B70 at TE-KA-DE.
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D
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+
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First pocket calculator.
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1957
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Casio; JAP.
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JAP
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Scattering Microwave directional radio is developed.
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1958
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Microwave beam reflected in heaven, connects BRD and isolated Berlin ,developed at TELEFUNKEN .
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D
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First silicon Transistor fabricated.
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1954
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Bell Labs chemist Morris Tanenbaum
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USA
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Video watching comes up.
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1955
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Grundig, Hightrain Hamburg uses Video watching system TE-KA-DE.
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D
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+
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First MOSFET fabricated.
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1960
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Bell LAB’s.
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USA
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TTL -Integrated circuits developed.
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1961
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James L. Buie of TRW.
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USA
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First Silicon Transistors on the marked.
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1962
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Popular Types are 2N1613 or 2N2628.
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USA
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First liquid crystal material produces patterns
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1962
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Richard Wiiliams RCA; USA.
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USA
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First science computer in Germany
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1962
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TR4 TELEFUNKEN Clock 2Mhz ; 50Mhz storage.
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D
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+
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First communication Satellite in Orbit
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1962
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Telstar1.
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USA
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Development of Phase alternating PAL at TELEFUNKEN Hannover.
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1963
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Inventor was Prof. Bruch and team.
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D
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CMOS technology invented.
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1963
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Frank Wanlass at Fairchild Semiconductor.
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USA
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Switching DC Regulators come up.
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1963
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Switcher voltage regulator circuits are invented.
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+
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Beginning of color TV in Germany.
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1967
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D
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First German science computer TR440 uses Transistors and magnetic stores, has terminal and runs with Algol and FORTRAN
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1968
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Developed at TELEFUNKEN to be used digitalizing phone network .
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D
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Patents of liquid crystal displays.
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1970
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Jams Fergason; USA.
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USA
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First Microprozessor on the market.
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1971
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Intel 4004.
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USA
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Intelsat 5 communication Satellite international development .
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1971
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International Partcipation.
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+
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Famous CMOS 4000 Series on the market.
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1973
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USA
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Beginning of TELEFAX .
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1973
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Exxon.
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USA
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First european French German communication satellite SYMPHONY works in space.
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1975
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4Ghz 10 W TWTA transponder developed at TELEFUNKEN.
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FR; D
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+
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Famous Table computers come on the market.
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1980
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HP- 85 40kRAM; Commodore.
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USA
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Direct broadcasting TV Satellite is developed.
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1984
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DFS Kopernikus ANT.
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D
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+
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First digital Satellite Radio equipment in Germany developed.
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1988
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ANT.
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D
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+
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First PC operating software.
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1990
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Windows 3.0
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World wide Web. is installed.
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1991
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Tim Berners Lee, GB
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GB
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First Satellite connected Internet home equipment is developed.
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1994
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ANT-BOSCH Communication.
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D
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+
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First optical satellite communication works in space.
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2007
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TSAT.
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D
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