1989MP3 Audio Compression Algorithms Published

Karlheinz Brandenburg would publish the audio compression al...
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⚙️ Ball Screw Invention

The ball screw is invented by Rudolph G. Boehm.
Ball Screw Invention (1929)
Mechanical EngineeringPrecision EngineeringManufacturingAutomationMachine ToolsIndustrial Revolution
GermanyGermany

🔬 Ernst Ruska Invents the Electron Microscope

Ernst Ruska Invents the Electron Microscope (1931)
MicroscopyPhysicsInstrumentationScientific RevolutionMedical AdvancementsMaterials Science
GermanyGermany

🖥️ Konrad Zuse Constructs the Z1 Computer

computer)" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" class="text-blue-600 hover:underline dark:text-gray-300 dark:underline dark:hover:text-gray-100">Z1, built by Konrad Zuse, is the first freely programmable computer in the world.
Konrad Zuse Constructs the Z1 Computer (1938)
Computer ScienceEarly ComputingMechanical ComputerWorld War IIDigital Revolution
GermanyGermany

🎧 MP3 Audio Compression Algorithms Published

Karlheinz Brandenburg would publish the audio compression algorithms that would be standardised as the: MPEG-1, layer 3 (mp3), and later the MPEG-2, layer 7 Advanced Audio Compression (AAC).
MP3 Audio Compression Algorithms Published (1989)
AudioDigital MediaComputer Science
GermanyGermany

📱 First SIM Card Developed by Giesecke & Devrient

The first sim card is developed by Munich smart-card maker Giesecke & Devrient.
First SIM Card Developed by Giesecke & Devrient (1991)
TelecommunicationsMobile PhonesDigital RevolutionCommunication
GermanyGermany

🎧 SoundCloud Launches, Pioneering On-Demand Music

SoundCloud, the first on-demand service to focus on music is debuted
SoundCloud Launches, Pioneering On-Demand Music (2007)
MusicInternetDigital MediaStreamingSocial Media
GermanyGermany