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Computer Inventions of the 1970's
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Email Invented by Ray Tomlinson
Computer Programmer Ray Tomlinson invents email for the Arpanet and introduces the @ convention. Email goes on to radically change business and personal communication. -
Intel 4004 Microprocessor Released
The Intel 4004 was the the first commercially produced microprocessor. It was created by Intel employee Federico Faggin for a Japanese calculator company. Oddly, the calculator company was unhappy with the product and Intel retained the design by returning their money and marketing it in-house. This served as the building block for the PC revolution that touches every part of our life today. Intel went on to great success and the Japanese calculator company went bankrupt. -
Ethernet Invented at Xerox PARC
Ethernet is invented by Robert Metcalfe, David Boggs, Chuck Thacker and Butler Lampson at Xerox PARC. Ethernet is a standard protocol to connect networks together. This allowed for the exponential growth of networked devices over a shared architecture. -
TCP/IP Protocol Invented by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn
TCP/IP protocol is invented for Arpanet by Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn. This protocol is eventually used as the backbone for the modern internet. Without TCP/IP, two computers, much less entire networks, would not be able to communicate through a shared standard. -
Usenet Created by Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis
Usenet became the first widely used internet community. It allowed users to post in newsgroups and organize topics by category before the World Wide Web was conceived. While primitive by today's standards, Usenet built the architecture for discussion forums and social media. More importantly, it connected the early pioneers of the net and served as the announcement board for critical advancements in technology. The creation of the World Wide Web was announced on Usenet by Tim Berners-Lee in 1991
