The History of Augmented and Virtual Reality (A Walkthrough from 1838 to the Present)

Blog post1 min readUpdated Feb 24, 2025View source ↗

Augmented reality and virtual reality changed the world and how people see and make use of technology. It might surprise you to know however that it all started in 1838 when Charles Wheatstone created the stethoscope which allowed users to view different images for every eye.

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