Editorial
An Abbreviated History of Wearable Devices: From Ancient Times to the Future
When was wearable technology invented, and by whom? Pinning down a date for the invention of wearable technology, or even an inventor, might spark some debate. Several dates and individuals – differing vastly in time and greatly in motive – have been proposed, but the question still remains: Where do we begin? Should we begin in Ancient Greece, the 13th century, the 16th century, the 1960s…? Consider the very first watch. The earliest dated watch was commissioned by the German reformer (and friend of Martin Luther) Philip Melanchthon around 1530. Essentially, Melanchthon’s Watch was a small, portable clock that could sit on a table or be worn on a chain around the neck. The first wristwatch came about not too long after, in 1571. This jeweled, armlet-mounted watch was given to Queen Elizabeth I by her longtime boyfriend of sorts Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester. These watches may not have been “smart” in the contemporary sense of the word (you could not use them to check your email), but for the 16th century, and for hundreds of years following, pocket and wristwatches were considered very sophisticated devices. (Side note: 17th-century Dutch still-life painters depicted pocket watches as vanitas symbols, […]
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