Within the navies of the world, an assortment of ships make up the fleet. From tankers and supply ships to cruisers and aircraft carriers, navies are composed of a lot of different kinds of vessels. Unsurprisingly, itâs the big ships that tend to get all the attention.
ITS FOUNDER PIONEERED THE DRIVE-THRU. Robert O. Peterson opened the first Jack in the Box restaurant in San Diego, Calif. in 1951 by converting one location of his Oscarâs restaurant chain into a new animal altogether: a drive-thru hamburger stand.
The earliest optical mouse came out in 1980. One of the earliest prototypes was invented by Steve Kirsch at MIT. Another optical pointing device was invented by Richard Lyon. These early devices would play a role in changing the history of the computer mouse.