Computer + Related Technology Timeline

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  • First Computer

    Charles Babbage plans a calculating machine that is considered to be the first computer.

  • IBM

    IBM technology company is formed and makes their first computer, the 701

  • Video Games

    William Higinbotham created the first video game.

  • Shakey

    Shakey was the first AI-based mobile robot to accomplish a task without the need for step-by-step instructions.

  • Virtual Reality

    Ivan Sutherland and his student Bob Sproull created the first VR / AR head mounted display

  • The Internet

    Robert Kahn and Vincent Cerf invent the internet, funded by the US Defense Department

  • Email

    First email message are sent

  • Personal Computer

    The personal computer, both small and powerful, is created

  • Apple Company

    Apple Company is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne

  • Cellphone

    First cellphones are available for sale

  • WWW

    Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web

  • Smartphone

    IBM creates the first smart phone

  • Google

    Google company is formed, dominating the Web

  • Facebook

    Originally named Facemash, Mark Zuckerberg founded the social networking site

  • Iphone

    Apple releases their generation 1 Iphone