Computer + Related Technology Timeline By Francis Hernandez 1821 Charles Babbage created the First Computer 1832 Samuel Morse created the Telegraph 1876 Alexander Graham Bell invented the Telephone Period: 1911 to 1981 IBM was formed and created their first computer 1958 The First Communication Satellite was launched 1971 The microprocessor is invented by Intel 1971 First email messages are sent 1973 Ethernet is created by Robert Metcalfe and team 1974 Robert Kahn and Vincent Cerf invent the Internet 1975 Paul Allen and Bill Gates found Microsoft 1976 Apple Company is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne 1984 First cellphones are available for sale 1998 Google company is formed 2000 Flash Drives were created and first sold by IBM 2000 Bluetooth technology was created and used in computers 2003 Human Genome Project was successfully sequenced by scientists 2004 Facebook was first developed 2005 Google launched its mapping, service called Google Maps 2007 Apple released their first smartphone 2011 Curiosity, the mars Rover was first launched