Ep 9. 1980's

Inventions That Shook The World Season 1 episode 9 - 1980s explores the game-changing inventions that came out of the decade including advancements in home computers, video games, and cellular phones.

The episode highlights the release of the first IBM personal computer in 1981 which revolutionized the home computing industry making it accessible to the general public. The program goes on to discuss the impact of Apple's revolutionary Macintosh in 1984 which, for the first time, made graphic design accessible to a wider audience. The episode goes on to explore the impact of gaming products such as Nintendo's Game Boy which redefined the way people enjoyed electronic entertainment.

The episode also delves into the world of mobile phones, unveiling the first cellular phone and exploring their ability to communicate via radio waves. Cellular phones became the norm for business executives and their use eventually expanded into the marketplace, changing the way we communicate forever.

Inventions That Shook The World Season 1 episode 9 -1980s reveals the inner workings of the technology that revolutionized the way we live our everyday lives. It explores how these game-changing inventions paved the way for our modern-day world and how they afforded the general public new levels of access to game-changing technology.