First Technological Revolution

The First Technological Revolution (1890-1937) refers to a period of time from the 1890s to the 1930s during which huge advancements in technological growth appeared across the globe. It happened at around the same time as the Industrial Revolution .

## Background

After the First Chah-Human War, the world was exposed to the reality that aliens not only do exist, but they had hidden troves of technology right under humanity's noses. Following this, a massive "technological rush" occurred as various different countries swarmed to America to get their hands on the technology and use it for their own inventions. The result was a massive explosion of inventions that not only changed the world, but turned various countries into superpowers virtually overnight.

The inventions themselves started out as small, but as time and technology developed, the inventions took a turn for the most "extreme."

## Notable inventions

NOTE: Italics indicate that Chah technology was used in the invention.

### 1890-1919

* 1884-Maxim machinegun
* 1890 Stop sign
* 1890 Tabulating machine
* 1890 Shredded wheat
* 1890 Babcock test
* 1890 Smoke detector
* 1891 Ferris wheel
* 1891 Dow process
* 1891 Tesla coil
* 1891 Rotary dial
* 1891 Pastry fork
* 1891 Schrader valve
* 1892 Bottle cap
* 1892 Dimmer
* 1894 Medical glove
* 1894 Mouse Trap
* 1896-John Browning invents the FN M1899/M1900 (.32 ACP)
* 1897-John Browning invents the Colt M1900
* 1902-John Browning invents the Colt Model 1902
* 1910s-ASDIC
* 1911-Colt M1911 is invented
* 1914-Firearms manufacturer Austin Masters invents the Model 12 Salvation Rifle (the first semiautomatic rifle of its day)
* 1915-Firearms manufacturer Oliver Cromwell invents the VX-12 Frankenstein, the first fully-automatic assault rifle (a massive deviation from the normal timeline, in which the Browning Automatic Rifle was invented first, in 1918)
* 1918-Browning Automatic Rifle invented
* 1918-Thompson submachine gun invented
* 1919-*GPS* systems are invented (another massive deviation, as the GPS wasn't invented until 1995 in the normal timeline)
* 1919-Prosthetic limbs made from Chah technology are invented
* 1920-Russian weapons manufacturer Oleg Lisunov invents the first Russian assault rifle (unlike the normal timeline, in which Mikhail Kalashnikov invents the Russian AK-47 in 1947), the *Lusinov Ara* (Russian for "Macaw") rifle.
* 1920-Computers are invented
* 1922-British weapons manufacturer Edward Hendricks invents the *PR-1 Eclipse*, a semiautomatic pistol that fires incendiary shells (the first of its kind)
* 1923-American weapons manufacturer William Burton invents the *Burton Model 44 Valkyrie*, a semiautomatic pistol. The most technologically advanced firearm of its time, the Valkyrie was also notorious for lacking a safety, resulting in numerous accidents and injuries when it was test-fired. Nevertheless, it was a rather potent weapon.
* 1924-American weapons manufacturer William Burton later invents the *Burton Model 9 Nightmare*, the first American-made fully automatic assault rifle (taking design cues from Oleg Lisunov's Ara rifle).
* 1925-British weapons manufacturer Edward Kendrick invents the *DV-12 Peppershaker*, a double-barrel shotgun that can fire tungsten rounds.
* 1925-The Internet is invented
* 1926-1930= Cell phones are invented
* 1933-Social media outlets are invented (notable examples include FlyCam and OutBoom).

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