Technology Facts for Kids
Cool facts about computers and tech
5G is the fifth generation of mobile internet and is up to 100 times faster than 4G.
Companies are testing drones to deliver packages to homes in less than 30 minutes.
Nanotechnology works at an almost impossibly small scale, manipulating individual atoms and molecules.
A VR headset tricks your brain into feeling present in a virtual world by showing slightly different images to each eye.
Augmented reality (AR) overlays digital images and information onto the real world, like Pokémon GO.
The Internet of Things (IoT) connects everyday objects—like fridges and lights—to the internet.
Smart home technology lets you control your lights, thermostat, and locks using your voice or phone.
The first computer 'bug' was an actual moth found in a computer relay in 1947 by Grace Hopper's team.
Grace Hopper was a pioneering computer scientist who invented the first compiler, making coding easier.
Ada Lovelace is considered the world's first computer programmer, writing an algorithm in the 1840s.