1990's timeline

By JessDefr00

  • The first Web browser (1990)

    The first Web browser (1990)
    British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee created the first web server and graphical web browser in 1990.

  • The first text message

    The first text message
    The first text message was transmitted Dec. 3, 1992. Engineer Neil Papworth typed "merry Christmas" on a computer and sent the first SMS message to the cellphone of Vodafone director Richard Jarvis.

  • The first generation of the Sony Playstation

    The first generation of the Sony Playstation
    The PlayStation was conceived by Ken Kutaragi, a Sony executive who managed a hardware engineering division and was later dubbed "the Father of the PlayStation"

  • The creation of Amazon

    The creation of Amazon
    Amazon was founded in the garage of Bezos' rented home in Bellevue, Washington. Bezos' parents invested almost $250,000 in the start-up. On July 16, 1995, Amazon opened as an online bookseller, selling the world's largest collection of books to anyone with World Wide Web access.

  • Invention of Google

    Invention of Google
    Google was officially launched in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin to market Google Search, which has become the most used web-based search engine.