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The first electronic computer was created in Japan by Hideo Yamachito. This is important because this began the era in which many computers were made and distributed.
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The first transistor computer was built by Bell Labs. It is important because it gave the modern touch to all of the future technology.
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The first computer mouse was made by Douglas Engelbart. This is important because it made it so that you could click and do other things on the computer
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The first word processor was introduced by IMB. This was important because it later led to microsoft and other word processors.
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The email was invented by Ray Tomlinson. This is important because we needed this in order to get to the point where we are in technology now.
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Bill Gates and Paul Allen founded microsoft in the year 1975. This was important because it let to them making millions in the computer industry.
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Gates and Allen are hired to start making an operating system for a new PC. This is important because it led up to Gates and Allen being able to make more modern electronics
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Gates and Allen created a way for people to click on things instead of having to type in a computer command. This was important because this made it so computers couild be faster and more efficent.
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Google is created by Sergey Brin and Larry Page. This is important because it lets students find information that they need for school classes.
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Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau invented the internet. This was important because it leads up to where eveything is today and all of the important things that you can do today on a computer.