1970s Significant Inventions in Computer History

  • Pong release

    Pong release
    Pong was designed by Allan Alcorn and was the first commercially successful video game
  • First Handheld Mobile Phone

    First Handheld Mobile Phone
    In 1973 Motorola introduced the first handheld mobile phone. Key members of the team were John F. Mitchell and Martin Cooper.
  • First Personal Computer

    First Personal Computer
    Ed Roberts president of Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems (MITS) of Albuquerque, NM introduces the first commercially successful personal computer. The Altair 8800 was sold as a kit that included everything needed to build your computer.
  • First Digital Camera

    First Digital Camera
    Steve Sasson an engineer at Eastman Kodak introduced the first digital camera
  • First Apple Computer Introduced

    First Apple Computer Introduced
    In April 1976 Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs introduce the first Apple Computer the Apple I.