[The posts below were selected as excellent examples of responses to blog assignment 1]
from Fenella Fenton:
The USB (Universal Serial Bus) was developed in 1994 by several companies. Finally being co-invented in 1996 by Ajay Bhatt who was working for Intel. The Intention being to create a device which made life fundamentally easier when connecting external devices to PCs. The USB represents a significant advancement in computer technology. A new form of connection which created a historical change in technology, the development of the USB mass storage device/flash drive. This produced the ability to have portable information. A device which is commonly used in the world of technology today.
from Hannah Goldblatt:
During the four hundred years prior to 1730 eyeglasses had rested awkwardly on the nose or had to be held in front of the eyes. Edward Scarlett, an optometrist from London, was the the first to add rigid side bars that rested atop the ears, anchoring the lenses on the nose with out assistance.
His eighteenth century innovation gave rise to the hinged ‘arms’ that exist as part of a design that is integral to our lives, all over the world.
Pictured here is the iconic Jackie O, a famous purveyer of an example of this design.
from Hannah Goldblatt:
During the four hundred years prior to 1730 eyeglasses had rested awkwardly on the nose or had to be held in front of the eyes. Edward Scarlett, an optometrist from London, was the the first to add rigid side bars that rested atop the ears, anchoring the lenses on the nose with out assistance.
His eighteenth century innovation gave rise to the hinged ‘arms’ that exist as part of a design that is integral to our lives, all over the world.
Pictured here is the iconic Jackie O, a famous purveyer of an example of this design.
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