What was the first electronic gadget, invented?

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RomaanKhan

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Hi.. people.............!
can any buddy tell me about the first electronic gadget invented by any the scientist in the earlier age of electronic engineer. (i think was a simple calculator)
am i right?
 
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mikez

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Hi.

The earliest electrical "device" was probably nothing more than wet string which acted as a wire. If that doesn't count, then it was probably the Layden Jar, which was invented some time around 1744 and stores electricity. If you don't count THAT, then the next thing was probably either the battery or the electromagnet. (The electromagnet has been used in countless inventions, gadgets, devices, etc... but one of the earliest uses was in telegraphy - the telegraph, which made instant communications possible... was invented in 1809.

Electronic calculators didn't appear until the 1960s. (Note that "calculators" have been around since maybe 2700 BC in the form of Abaci. [Abacuses.])

Hope that helps!

- Z
 
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