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Did you know? The first touchscreen was invented in 1965 by E.A. Johnson at the Royal Radar Establishment in the UK — for air traffic controllers. It was a capacitive screen like modern smartphones use. The idea sat in the shadows for 40 years until the iPhone (2007).

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The first touchscreen was invented in 1965 by E.A. Johnson at the Royal Radar Establishment in the UK — for air traffic controllers. It was a capacitive screen like modern smartphones use. The idea sat in the shadows for 40 years until the iPhone (2007).

De eerste touchscreen werd in 1965 door E.A. Johnson uitgevonden bij de Royal Radar Establishment in het VK — voor luchtverkeersleiders. Het was een capacitief scherm zoals moderne smartphones gebruiken. Het idee bleef 40 jaar in de schaduw tot de iPhone (2007).

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