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Release of Linux kernel
year: 1991
invention: Linux Kernel
inventor: Linus Torvalds
This open software was the start to many software programs. An example would be Android operating software is built on Linux. -
Pretty Good Privacy
year: 1991
invention: Pretty Good Privacy or PGP
inventor: Phil Zimmermann
This was a public-key encryption software that allowed users to secure files and emails. He was prosecuted by the US government but the investigation dropped in 1996. -
JPEG becomes finalized
year: 1992
invention: JPEG
inventor: the Joint Photographic Experts Group
JPEG is a imagine format that allows for compression of pictures, it lessens the quality and file size. -
JavaScript
year: 1995
invention: JavaScript
inventor: Brendan Eich
JavaScript is used for developing web pages to this day. It has many functionalities, one of the functionalities is that it allows interactive behavior between webpages. -
WiFi
year: 1999
invention: At home Wifi router
inventor: Victor Hayes
WiFi routers come on to the market for wire free connection to the internet in the home, work place, and public areas.