Past Jobs

4. In ancient Greece, they measured their steps to calculate distances. They published their calculations in books, which listed distances between well-known points.
8. Responsible for loading films on projectors at the cinema. When the movie ended they were responsible for rewinding the film and unloading it.
10. responsible for making calculations for scientists, researchers, and technology organizations like NASA. They made calculations on graph paper.
11. Responsible for manually opening and closing elevator doors and bringing guests up and down floors.

1. Used to arrange the letters, spaces and numbers on the hot-metal typesetting device used to print newspapers.
2. The would go around town lighting and extinguishing gas-burning street lamps before electricity.
3. collected ice from lakes to sell to keep food cold.
5. They answered and directed phone calls to the appropriate party on a large switchboard.
6. Delivered milk daily to customers' homes to prevent it from going sour.
7. Responsible for waking people up by making loud noises, by throwing rocks or tapping on windows with long poles, in the 1800's.
9. Was responsible for sending and receiving Morse code using machines.