Technology Facts for Kids
Cool facts about computers and tech
One of the first popular video games was Pong, which was like a simple table tennis game on a screen.
Solar panels capture energy from sunlight and turn it into electricity we can use.
Wind turbines have big spinning blades that use the power of wind to make electricity.
An X-ray machine uses special invisible light to take pictures of the bones inside your body.
Cameras capture moments by recording the light that bounces off objects.
Alexander Graham Bell is credited with inventing the telephone, which let people talk over long distances.
Thomas Edison helped develop the light bulb, which allowed people to have light after the sun went down.
A television works by receiving signals that are turned into pictures and sound on a screen.
Radio waves carry sound through the air so we can listen to music and news on a radio.
A microwave oven uses invisible waves to make water molecules inside food vibrate and heat up quickly.