Zipper History

Elias Howe, who also was the inventor of the sewing machine, received a patent in 1851 for an "Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure." Although it never was marketed, it is the humble predecessor of what is known as the " Zipper" today. Over sixty years later, in 1913 Gideon Sundback's, an electrical engineer at the Universal Fastener Company in Chicago, developed a new system that increased the number of fastening elements, or teeth that were opened and closed with a slider. It was patented as the "Separable Fastener" was issued in 1917. In the 1930's the zipper was first used in children's clothing and by 1937 men's trousers. What use to take time to button up the fly of pants was now done in seconds with a zip of the zipper.

It is this assembly line process the has been used over and over again to produce goods at a rapid, cost effect pace. The assembly line would later be redesigned again to utilize robots and automation in place of human labor. It is because of this production line assembly that I drive affordable for me.

Dr. Jaap Haartsen, a Dutch Engineer, while working at Ericsson in Europe invented Bluetooth in the 1990's. Bluetooth was originally developed as a wireless alternative to data cables. By the 21st century, several manufacturers saw the potential of Bluetooth and began to incorporate them into the designs of their products, mobile phones, and computers. In the 21st century, Bluetooth had become a part of our daily lives that allows us to become more mobile.

From the Bluetooth in your car, for hands-free communication while driving, to the connectivity of your laptop while working away from home most of us could not function as effectively without it. Many businesses have employees that work remotely and need to ability to connect without " plugging in" wherever they

This device outperformed the competition and was a huge success. Even though the price for this topped almost $400.00 it was sold off the shelf in less than a day and was on backorder for months. Once an item thought to only be used for the pleasure of reading novels and books, it is now used for textbooks also. If I want to study for this class but forget or do not want to lug my book around, it is on my kindle and I can read it from work, at the beach or at the library. As always there is a push and pull effect, with the advent of the e-reader, the downfall of paper books began.

In 2008 in Stockholm Sweden, Spotify was developed as a music streaming service by an entertainment company, Spotify AB. Spotify is used to stream music in general or with certain plans you can build your own personal playlist of music. No longer do you need to carry an iPod or listen to the random music on the radio. You can use Spotify for free but will have to listen to commercials. If you wish to upgrade your account you can do so by paying for the service and eliminating the commercials.
You can download Spotify to your phone or computer. Some businesses have developed their own playlist and stream that music for the enjoyment of their customers and employees. As of 2018,