When you are operating a business, regardless of whether that business is large or small, you are going to need to depend upon various types of technology in order to make sure that it runs smoothly. The exact type of technology that is going to be necessary in order to operate the business will differ depending upon the specifics of what the business needs as well as the size of the company. Although there are almost endless variations of items that may be necessary, here are some that you are no doubt going to need to consider.
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Computers have become a part of our everyday life, and this is true not only with our business but also in our home lives as well. They can certainly help to make our lives easier, and when used properly, they allow us to get a lot more work done during the day. The type of computer that you are going to need is going to be determined by several different factors. One of the things that you are going to need to consider is if it is necessary for you to have a server with various computers attached to it or if each computer within the company is going to operate independently. You should also consider if you should have a stationary PC or if you should use laptops to allow your employees to travel with their work.
A newer technology that is related to your use of the computer is known as cloud computing. With cloud computing, you access the information that is needed via a remote server instead of a local server. This has many different advantages, provided you choose a company that offers you the security that is necessary. One of the primary benefits is that it can help you with document control, as well as the fact that you can access the information from any computer regardless of where you happen to be.
Other technology is also going to be necessary, such as the business phone systems that may be needed. For some companies, the telephone is simply a way to contact other individuals, but there are times when it is also going to be beneficial for inter-office use. For example, some of the Nortel phone systems, as well as many of the other upgraded phone systems, not only have the standard telephone features that you may need but also have many upgraded features as well. For example, they may allow for conference calling, which is great for having everybody in on the meeting, even if they are not there physically.
As your business continues to grow and expand, you are likely to find many different items that are necessary as far as technology is concerned. Just keep in mind, there are always going to be options that are available that will help to make these technological items more convenient and allow your company to operate smoothly. Just make sure that you take a little bit of time to look at the options that are available, and if necessary, ask someone with the knowledge to help you make a wise decision.
Measurement of Time:
Sundial and water clock was the first instrument discovered to measure time in about 1500 B.C. In the sundial the cast the shadow on the digits and gives the indication of time. In the water clock, water from one container falls drop by drop into another container. The container has an hour scales by which time is measure.
The first mechanical wall clock was developed in 1808 in China. It was 10 meter s high and was run by water power. The first mechanical clock in the Europe was made in 1200. The first clock was made in Spain in 1276. The oldest mechanical clock which is still working is in the Salisbury Cathedrql. It was made in 1368.
Glass Manufacturing:
Glass was first made by melting soda and sand in about 3000 B.C. in Syria and its neighboring countries. Glass blowing was also invented in Syria in about 100 B.C.
First Balance:
The first weighting balance was developed in Syria and its neighboring countries between 4000 to 5000 B.C. This balance was used to weigh gold. Stone weights were used to measure weight. These were cut in the shape of animals.
Gunpowder:
Gun powder was probably was made in china or India by mixing Sulphur, Charcoal and Saltpetre. Around 850 A.D , gun powder was used by the Chinese for making fireworks explosives. Gun powder came in use during the 13th century in Europe. The Credit of inventing gun powder in Europe goes to an English monk named Roger Bacon.
Invention of Spectacles:
Impaired sight has always been a challenge to the scientists. As long ago as the year 1000, an Arab scientist Alhazen demonstrated the action of image formation by lenses. He also told that people who had weak eyesight could see properly with help of lenses. During the 1200, Roger Bacon made a pair of rudimentary spectacles. By 1430, Italian developed spectacles to view the distance object clearly. Bifocal lenses were invented in 18th century by American statesman Benjamin Franklin.
Production of Petrol:
Oil was extracted by drilling in the USA for the first time in 1841 and the oil well was made in 1859. Petrol was obtained from crude oil in 1864. Petrol had not much utility before the invention of motor car. After the invention of the motor car in 1883, the first petrol station of opened in France in 1895 in the USA. In 1870, Standard Oil Company the biggest in the word of that time, was established. In 1890, the high quality petrol production started.
Steam Engine:
The first successful steam engine was made in 1712 by British engineer Thomas Newcomen. It was used to draw water out if the mines. James Watt modified the Newcomen engine. In 1765, he made if new type of steam engine which was more powerful and fast. Steam engine of Watt were used for the first time in 1785 to run cotton mills. These steam engines proved very useful in the industrial development. In the 19th century, the steam engines came to be widely used in road and water vehicles. In 1803, the locomotive was invented in Britain. The first successful rail engine was made by George Stephenson in 1814.
Spinning Machines:
Spinning machine was invented in 1700 in Britain, Before this yarn was made either by hand or by Charkha. The first spinning machine was Spinning Jenny invented by James Hargreaves in 1764. It was hand-operated machine. This could spin very thin yarn. Another spinning machine was Arkweights Water Frames which was made in 1769. Samuel Crompton combined both these machines and made a new machine names spinning mule which marked the beginning of the textile industry.
The first automatic spinning machine was made in 1801 in France. This was known as Loom and was capable of creating designs of silk clothes. It was invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard. It used a set of punched cards for creating new patterns. Now a day's computers have replaced punched cards.
Sewing Machine:
The first sewing machine was made in 1830 in France by Barthelemy Thimmonier. This was able to put 200 stiches in one minute. The first successful sewing machine was made by Elias Howe of USA in 1845. Issac Singer of USA gave the modern shape to the sewing machines in 1851.
Harvesting công nghệ Machine:
Harvesting Machine are of two types: one for cutting the crops and the other for separating grains and fodder. The first threshing machine was developed in Britain in 1786 by Andrew Meikle. The fist reaping machine was also invented in Britain in 1826 by Patrick Bell. The first harvesting machine was made in USA in 1831 by Cyrus McCromick. The maximum development work on harvesting machines has been done in the USA. Today these machines are being widely used all over the world.
Invention of Electric Motor:
The fist electric motor was invented by Michael Faraday in 1821. This was only an experimental motor. The first successful dynamo was made in Belgium in 1870 by Zenobe Theophile Gramme. After this, the first practical electric motor was made was invented by Nikola Tesla in 1888 in the United States of America.
Electric Light:
Electric light for the first time was produced by an electric arc by Humphry Davy in Britain in 1802. First successful electric bulb was made by the famous inventor Thomas Alva Edison. Wire filament bulbs came into existence only in 1898.
Artificial Dye:
The fist artificial dye was made in 1856 by the British scientist William Perkin. Prior to this, all dyes were made from insects and plants. Different artificial dyes have been made only after the invention of Perkin.
Invention of X-rays:
X-rays were invented by the German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895. These rays were invented accidently while he was doing some experiments on Cathode rays. Today, X-rays are not only used to locate dislocations and fractures of bones but also in industries. Roentgen named them X-rays because these were not known at that time (X-means unknown). Roentgen was given the first Nobel Prize in 1901 in Physics for the invention of X-rays.
Invention of Plastic:
Plastic was invented for the first time by the British scientist Alexander Parkes. This was called Parkensine and was made with cellulose and camphor. An American inventor John Hyatt made similar plastic in 1868 which was named as celluloid. The first plastic made of chemicals was Backelite which was invented by Leo Backeland of Bengium in 1907.
First Telephone:
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell of USA in 1876. The telephone was first used in 1877 in Boston and first public call box was made in Connecticut in 1880. The first automatic telephone was opened in 1892 at LaPorte of Indiana. The automatic telephone exchange came to be used in Europe in 1909.
Beginning of Radio Broadcasting:
Radio waves were discovered in 1887 by Heinrich Hert of Germany. The first signal in Morse Code was transmitted by Gulielmo Marconi of Italy in 1895. The first radio broadcast with music and talk was done by Canadian Reginald Fessnden on December 24,1906 in USA. The first radio station was established in New York in 1907.
Invention of Television:
The first television signal was transmitted by British inventor John Logie Baird in 1924. The electronic system was different from the one being used today . The electronic television was developed in USA by Philo Farnworht. Zworkykin in achieved a great success in 1930 in developing the electronic television.
Nuclear Power:
Nuclear energy was first produced in 1942 by the famous Italian scientist Enrico Fremi in USA. He made the first successful nuclear reactor in Chicago. In this reactor Uranium was used as fuel. These day such rectors are used for electric power generation.
First Computer:
The first computer called Colossus was developed in Britain in 1943 this could quickly decode the codes of war. The first successful computer was made in USA in 1946. It was called ENIAC. About 19,000 valves and several thousand other electronic components were used in it. It was of the size of a big room.
Invention of Robot:
The first robots that could work like human being were made in Europe around 1700. These were used as toys. Pierre Jacquet-Droz robot in 1770 which could write any message of 40 letters with its hand. Industrial robots were developed in 1960s. These are being used in factories for operating machines, welding, painting etc.
Invention of Laser:
The principle of laser action was given in 1951 by the US scientist Charles H. Townes. H invented laser in 1953. Laser was made T.H. Maiman of USA 1960. It was a ruby laser and it was far more bright than the sun.