We’re finally getting into the territory of practical devices for actual homes. 1969 ushered in the true connected universe with the introduction of ARPAnet, the precursor to the Internet we know today.ġ975 brought the X10 Home Automation Project. In 1966, Westinghouse engineer Jim Sutherland created the ECHO IV, which was the first true home automation device, controlling temperature and appliances, and allowing for inputting and later retrieval of shopping lists, recipes, and other family memos. Sure, it was designed to resemble something we’d still recognize today from science fiction, yet the interior failed to live up to the promise, simply because the technology didn’t exist yet.Īfter the 1940 invention of the electrical digital computer, the 1940s through the 1960s saw computer technology come into its own. The 1933 A Century of Progress International Exposition (the “Chicago World’s Fair”) offered a look at the Home of the Future. As promising as this was, it would be several decades before electrical appliances became commonplace in the home, and even longer before technology could really deliver on the promise of a futuristic home incorporating those appliances, controlled remotely. Many technology historians point to Nikola Tesla’s creation of a remote control for a toy-way back in 1898-as the true beginning of easily accessible consumer-oriented automation.
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