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First Known Calculator Is Invented
Wilhelm Schickard designs the first known mechanical calculator, the "Calculating Clock" to multiply large numbers. The calculator is used very frequently now and is very helpful. -
First Telegraph Is Invented
The telegraph allowed people to communicate long distances in a short amount of time. It also led to the invention of the telephone which is an everyday necessity now. -
Boolean Logic Is Developed
Boolean Logic later become the basis for computer logic. -
The Electric Typewriter Is Introduced
The electric typewriter made office work easier for a lot of people, and would later involve into the computer keyboard. -
First Hard Drive Built
IBM builds the first hard drive. It contains fifty 24 inch disks, has a capacity of 5 MB and costs over US$1,000,000. Hard drives are now used in every computer to store long term data. Computers could not function without one. -
First Video Game Is Developed
The first video game is developed by grad student Steve Russell at MIT. Video games have become a part of everyday life. Children and even adults play them for entertainment and to reduce stress. -
First Floppy Disk Developed
IBM develops the first floppy disk which was used to transport files from one computer to another. They were later replaced with CDs and DVDs. -
The Word Wide Web Is Launched
The Word Wide Web provides access to the wide and rapidly growing amount of information available. -
Toy Story Released
Toy Story is the first full-length feature film to be completely computer generated. Many other completely computer generated movies have followed, and they are extremely popular. -
Google Is Fouded
Google: Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page on September 7, 1998. Google has become the main source for people to find information on the Internet.
