1973 ⟶ Capacitive Touchscreen Developed at CERN

The first capacitive touchscreen is developed at CERN.
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✏️ Conrad Gesner invents the graphite pencil in a wooden holder

Invention of the graphite pencil (in a wooden holder) by Conrad Gesner. Modernized in 1812.⟶
Conrad Gesner invents the graphite pencil in a wooden holder (1565)
WritingArtRenaissanceMaterials Science
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🚗 François Isaac de Rivaz Designs Hydrogen-Powered Automobile

François Isaac de Rivaz designs the first automobile powered by an internal combustion engine fuelled by hydrogen.⟶
François Isaac de Rivaz Designs Hydrogen-Powered Automobile (1807)
TransportationAutomobileInternal Combustion Engine
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🔪 Karl Elsener Develops the Swiss Army Knife

Karl Elsener invents the Swiss Army knife.⟶
Karl Elsener Develops the Swiss Army Knife (1894)
Manufacturing
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

📦 Cellophane Invention

Cellophane is invented by Jacques E. Brandenberger.⟶
Cellophane Invention (1908)
Material SciencePackagingIndustrial RevolutionConsumer GoodsManufacturing
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🖱️ Capacitive Touchscreen Developed at CERN

The first capacitive touchscreen is developed at CERN.⟶
Capacitive Touchscreen Developed at CERN (1973)
ComputingCERNElectronics
SwitzerlandSwitzerland

🚇 Gotthard Base Tunnel Completion

June 1: The Gotthard Base Tunnel, the world's longest and deepest railway tunnel, is completed.⟶
Gotthard Base Tunnel Completion (2016)
TransportationRailwaysInfrastructureModernizationConstruction
SwitzerlandSwitzerland