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Computer Science Progression

  • First 64-Bit Processor Created

    First 64-Bit Processor Created
    AMD brought the world's first 64-Bit processor the market with the Athlon 64, making computer processors stronger and better able to handle memory.
  • Facebook Founded

    Facebook Founded
    What would become the world's first social media platform to have 1 billion users, and the largest social media platform to this day, Facebook was founded in 2004, changing the possibilities of online communication.
  • Opportunity and Spirit Rovers on Mars

    Opportunity and Spirit Rovers on Mars
    Computer technology allowed two mars rovers - Opportunity and Spirit - to land on Mars and run much longer than their expected lifetime, advancing the vision of compute possibility in the future.
  • Youtube Created

    Youtube Created
    Youtube allowed to world to share content and information online and accessible to anyone who may need it or want it, increasing global communication in a new manner.
  • iPhone Released

    iPhone Released
    The release of Apple's iPhone revolutionized the smartphone industry as it showed the public how small and portable computer technology could be.
  • Bitcoin Currency Introduced

    Bitcoin Currency Introduced
    Bitcoin allowed people to acquire a cryptocurrency through searching for blocks of data with computer technology, which could be used as online "cash" to make purchases.
  • iPad Introduced

    iPad Introduced
    Apple's iPad popularized the use of tablet computers to access various media and perform other computer functions on a touchscreen handheld device.
  • Siri Announced

    Siri Announced
    The announcement of Siri as an AI personal assistant to be integrated into the apple smartphones with voice recognition and the capability to learn user tendencies changed the smartphone and AI industry.
  • Tesla Revolutionizes Cars

    Tesla Revolutionizes Cars
    Being the world's primary electrical-car manufacturer, Tesla revolutionized the driving experience by introducing autopilot in its Tesla Model S, popularizing autonomous cars and raising interest in the market.
  • Reprogrammable Quantum Computer Created

    Reprogrammable Quantum Computer Created
    The new quantum computer allowed us to update the algorithms the computer is working on at any time, as opposed to designing new computers with specific algorithms in their system.