5 Significant Inventions in Computer History

  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web
    Invented by Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailiua. The WWW is a interconnected information system where documents and other resources are accessible through the internet, It's enhanced our lives through social communication, and how we access many aspects of our daily lives. Such as business, education, government, health care and wide-spread information
  • Hubble Space Telescope

    Hubble Space Telescope
    Invented by Edwin Hubble/NASA. The Hubble is a large telescope in space. It takes pictures of objects in the sky such as stars, planets and galaxies. Hubble has helped scientists, and humanity, learn about our solar system.
  • Electronic Commerce

    Electronic Commerce
    Invented by Michael Aldrich in 1979, became possible in 1991.E-Commerce is a business model that allows companies and individuals to buy and sell things on the internet. It's made people's lives more convenient and accessible. Businesses can reach a wider customer base and customers can simply type in what they're looking for and buy.
  • Digital Versatile Disc

    Digital Versatile Disc
    Invented by several large technology companies, such as Sony, Philips, Pioneer, Toshiba, Time Warner, Mitsushita, Mitsubishi, Thomson, Hitachi, and JVC. It's a type of optical media used for storing digital data. DVDs changed the way we experience entertainment. It also changed the film industry in the way entertainment is produced, marketed and generates revenue.
  • Google

    Google
    Invented by Larry Page and Sergey Brin. Google is a technology company specializing in internet related services and products. Google has made many things, such as research, communication, shopping and traveling, easier. Google houses many websites that make people's lives easier.