To fight against the colonies, King George III hired soldiers from Germany. They were called the Hessians. Hessians are defined as being "18th-century auxiliaries contracted for military service by the British government, who found it easier to borrow money to pay for their service than to recruit its own soldiers."
Transistor computers were built. The first mobile phones were built. Computers using vacuum tubes were invented. Computers with integrated circuits were invented. The World Wide Web was created.