History of American Technology and Culture

We picked the computer mouse because it’s an important artifact of American technology. We’re also interested in exploring the future of the computer mouse.

http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Stanford-Hosts-Music-About-Computer-Mouse-Inventor-298395061.html

 

 

Lord of the Rings Pinball Machine (Stern, 2003). Ground Kontrol Classic Arcade. Portland, Oregon. http://groundkontrol.com/arcade/

(Danielle Howard)

There is a microwave in over 90% of American homes today, so I am excited about getting to see where it started!

By: Heather Taylor

Here is my test post for the mouse. Attached I have a pic of the Magic Mouse and an article about Apple’s engineer responsible for the design of the first Apple Mouse. I look forward to studying the development of the mouse over time, and whether or not this piece of technology will become obsolete. If it will, then how soon?

 

Photo credit: https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41rsds-2%2BiL._SL1024_.jpg 

“The Engineer of the Original Apple Mouse Talks About His Remarkable Career” https://www.wired.com/2014/08/the-engineer-of-the-original-apple-mouse-talks-about-his-remarkable-career/#slide-x

 

This is a test post from Lindsey.

While Earl Tupper actually created all of the products known later known as tupperware, Brownie Wise revolutionized marketing at home. Their partnership created a very successful business.

Earl Tupper and Brownie Wise at the
Tupperware factory in Farnumsville,
Massachusetts, 1951
© Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C

The computer mouse is an interesting topic to me mostly because it is a piece of technology that seems overlooked. A lot of people know about how the computer was invented, and even what the first computer looked like. But not many know about the computer’s mouse.

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-us/products/mice/comfort-mouse-4500/4fd-00025

Students Sit At Desk With Typewriter. 1964-04-21. Centennial Image Collection, Special Collections and University Archives. http://archive.umw.edu:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/umw:2897