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This actually happened in about 300 B.C., but the timeline won't go that far. The idea must happen before the invention for things like this.
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Willhelm Shickard designs the first known mechanical calculator, the 'Calculating Clock' to multiply large numbers. This is the first step toward computers.
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Konrade Zuse creates the Z1 computer, a binary number computer using punch tape. This is the first real computer.
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ARPA-Net is the first internet, set up by the U.S. Department of Defense. This is a major step towards the world wide web like we have now.
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Pong, the first video game ever, is created by Nolan Bushwell. This makes Nolan Bushwell the father of video games. Without this, we may not have video games now.
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Texas Instruments releases the first pocket calculator. This is the first calculator of the kind we know today.
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The Osborne 1, the first laptop, is released. This made computer much more portable and more convient to use.
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The world wide web is launched to the public. This makes it possible for me to be taking online classes, search on online dictionaries, and use this website.
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Google was founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page in 1998. This is, in my opinion, the best search engine on the internet.
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The iPad came out 2010. This is a step for handheld computer, and it keeps moving forward and getting better.
