The wonderful invention of the telephone is the result of work done by a number of individuals, the history of which involves a collection of claims and counterclaims. The ultimate development of the modern electrical telephone involved a range of lawsuits founded upon the patent claims of quite a few individuals and a lot of […]
No one can certainly imagine any electronic device without the presence of transistors. In that case, what was the idea behind the invention of transistors? Who were the people behind its invention and advancements? What was the real purpose behind the invention of field effect transistors? And how did it emerge? What are the current
Mobile phone, the most common gadget in the present era, is considered as the greatest gift to the mankind. Can you ever imagine life without this device? No wonder the mobile phone has become an indispensable part of our lives. Of course, the origin of this gadget is as interesting as its use. Starting from
When people go to a doctor for some pain or abnormality, the very first word the medical practitioner utters is ‘It is better to take an X-ray scan, because only then I can come to know the exact problem.†Well, have you ever wondered what X-rays are and who was the great mind behind this?
Without energy, would anything exist in the world? Living organisms like you and me and the flora and the fauna require some form of energy to survive. A bike, car, motor, television, everything requires some energy to start up, accelerate and even to stop. Thus, form of energy required for the survival or for the
There are people who always want to learn more on what they use and what they employ in day to day life. If you are into such a pool of people, then here is a perfect write up that will make sense over the story behind the invention of fiber optics. The article is centered
Interfacing dot matrix LED display to 8051 microcontroller. LED dot matrix display. An LED dot matrix display consists of a matrix of  LED’s arranged in a rectangular configuration. The desired character or graphics can be displayed by switching ON /OFF  a desired configuration of LED’s. Common display configurations available are 7×5, 8×8, 7×15, etc. LED
Electromagnetism Once, a naughty child took a little chalk to his teacher. He asked what it was made of. The teacher answered that it was made of atoms. Then, the teacher continued that the atoms were made of electrons, protons and neutrons. The child interrupted and questioned if the chalk is really made of atoms
Invention of Electrocardiography (ECG) Have you ever wondered about how medical tools and equipments were designed? Ever raised a question if they were designed by a physician himself or a mechanical scholar? If yes, here is an interesting article that will fit your inquisitive nature. Hope you would have come across this device, the most
Before touching the main topic of the invention history of the phototransistors, it is important to have a basic understanding on what phototransistors and photodiodes are. In simple words, a phototransistor is a transistor operated by light rather than electric current. In brief, a phototransistor is a bipolar transistor enclosed in a transparent case so
Microprocessor – Invention History A simple integrated circuit that carries the central processing unit of a computer is the Microprocessor. Are you not fascinated to know what the history behind the invention of this tool is? If yes, this write up will help you know completely about how it was designed and the brains behind
The history and development of the Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) is rather complex. The story of the LCD had an unusual beginning by an Austrian botanist in the 19th century. Though the LCD made a different and unstable start, its development proceeded from early successes like the pocket calculator to the key milestone of a
Invention History of C Programming Language There would be no surprise in saying that the C language literally shook the computer world? The impact of C cannot be underestimated because it completely changed the perspective with which programming was approached. The birth of the C language was a direct result of the need for a
Most of us are aware that the semiconductor light-emitting diode or the LED is the major component of today’s technology. All our houses have plenty of tiny glowing indicators provided by LEDs; these indicators are employed for various aspects like reading CD and DVD disks in computer and game console drives or to transmit signals
Capacitors are a great example to prove the fact that even the simplest of devices can become complex over the years; in case of capacitors, it is nothing more than an insulator between two conductors and it has become pretty complex in this 250 years of technical evolution!! Almost all of us are familiar with
Radio – Invention History The invention history of the radio is not only interesting but rather long as well. If you ask who invented the radio, probably you will get the name Marconi. But, was it really Marconi who invented the radio? Well, you have to determine for yourself after going through the journey of
Invention History of Microcontroller Would you believe that each one of you is using at least 20 microcontrollers in your house??!! Well, that’s a fact. There are more than two billion microcontrollers being produced every year. Almost everybody in developed as well as developing nations cannot think of a day without using microcontrollers. The microcontroller
In this article, we are going to talk about images, their types and some basic functions for Images. This article is part of our MATLAB tutorial series, which we are developing for Image processing through MATLAB. We expect you to give us feedback, so that we can keep the information flow more efficient, informative and up
Object counter using 8051 microcontroller. This article is about a simple object counter/visitor counter using 8051 microcontroller . AT89S51 belonging to the 8051 family is the microcontroller used here. This circuit can count the number of objects passing across a line , number of persons passing through a gate/door and so on. The can be
As we all know, a Zener Diode is used for regulating voltage in practical circuit applications. Though we know about the importance of this device, do we really mind knowing about how it was invented? If you had that query in your mind, then reading further would give you a thorough knowledge on the discovery
What is a Schockley Diode? In simple terms, a Shockley diode is a four layered semiconductor diode. In electronic terms, it is a “P-N-P-N†diode and is equivalent to a thyristor with a disconnected gate. Though this basic diode does not find much application in electronic circuits nowadays, the concept is largely employed and is
In this article, our author Mithun has developed a 0 – 99 min counter using PIC microcontroller 16F628A. So basically this is a digital count down timer ideal for engineering and diploma students for their project requirements. We have given complete circuit diagram of the digital count down timer along with full source code. In
In this article, we have come up with a new PIC micro controller project. Our author Mithun has created a Digital Voltmeter Circuit using PIC16F73A and multiplexed 7 segment displays. The circuit is well explained with diagrams and the source code (written in Embedded C language) is available for download. Â If you have any doubts
Electrical engineers all over the world would bet anything for a better datasheet search engine. It’s such an underserved market that there are still rooms for improvement. Although there are hundreds of websites that supply datasheets in the form of PDF like DatasheetCatalogue, AllDataSheet, and many others, recently launched DatasheetLib follows a different approach from
Invention History of Solar Cells – From Selenium to Silicon Well, the definition of a solar cell is simple. It is a device that directly converts the energy from sunlight into electrical energy. However, its horizons are really vast. The most significant fact is that the invention of this wonderful device didn’t happen overnight. Interestingly,
