15 World's Firsts

World's First Novel (1007) - Tale of Genji 

 

 World's First Magazine (1731) - The Gentleman's Magazine

 

 

 World's First Photograph (1826) - "View from the Window at Le Gras"


World's First Skyscraper (1885) - Home Insurance Building in Chicago


World's First Motorcycle (1885) - Daimler's "riding car"

World's First X-Ray (1895) - Röntgen's wife hand



World's First Crossword (1913) - Arthur Wynne's Invention


World's First Motel (1925) - Motel Inn, San Luis Obispo California



World's First Concept Car (1938) - Buick Y-Job



World's First Album Cover (1938) - Smash Song Hits by Rodgers and Hart




World's First Computer Mouse (1964) - by Douglas Engelbart




World's First Microchip (1971) - Intel 4004




World’s First Digital Camera (1975) - created by Kodak's engineer Steve Sasson




World's First Web Server and Web Site (1990)- a NeXT computer at CERN




World's First MP3 Player (1998) - MPMan 32MB