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title: "Where Does Our Technology Come From? (infographic)"
description: "Ever wonder how that cell phone in your hand got there? This infographic explains where some of our foundational technology came from. [caption id=\"attachment_41026\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"801\"] Image source[/caption]"
date: "2015-06-21"
modified: "2015-06-21"
authors:
  - name: "Jolene Creighton"
    link: "https://futurism.com/authors/jolene-creighton"
url: "https://futurism.com/where-does-our-technology-come-from-infographic"
categories:
  - "From Quarks to Quasars"
---

# Where Does Our Technology Come From? (infographic)

![](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tesla.png>)

Ever wonder how that cell phone in your hand got there? This infographic explains where some of our foundational technology came from.

[![inventions and inventors](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/inventions-and-inventors.jpg>)](<https://futurism.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/inventions-and-inventors.jpg>)
*[Image source](<http://www.bestcollegesonline.com/>)*

### Author social links  
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[Twitter](<https://x.com/sciencejolene>)