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Touchscreen

Recorded year1965

E. A. Johnson describes a capacitive touchscreen for air-traffic control.

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Built on

TransistorRecorded · 1947requires
Stored-program computerRecorded · 1948requires
Light penRecorded · 1955enables

Led to

SmartphoneRecorded · 1994requires
Portable sat-navRecorded · 1998enables
Touchscreen tabletRecorded · 2002enables
Conductive smart textilesRecorded · 2015enables

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Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.