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Z1 invented
Considered the first p modern computer -
Enigma machine
German encryption machine used in WWII that was considered to be un undecipherable, until it was eventually cracked -
Invention of transistor
William Shockley invented the transistor at Bell labs -
Direct keyboard omit added to computers
At MIT, researchers created the first keyboard by hooking a electrically controlled typewriter up to a computer -
Sputnik I and Sputnik II launched into space
In 1957 the Russians launched Sputnik I and Sputnik II were sent into space -
NASA and ARPA formed
ARPA and NASA were formed in 1958 by Dwight D. Eisenhower -
Gary Starkweather invents laser printer
While working with Xerox, Gary starkweather invented laser printer -
First computer controlled robotic arm
Victor Scheinman’s arm robot was the first electronically powered, computer controlled robotic arm -
First personal computer
The Altair 8800 was the first personal computer -
Computer Space released
The first commercially sold arcade machine -
Apple computers founded
In 1976, Steve Jobs and and Steve Wozniak founded apple computers -
VisiCalc invented
The first computerized spreadsheet program was introduced in 1978 -
Stanford cart
The Stanford cart was a long term project at Stanford University from 1960-1980 in 1979 the cart crossed a room on its own while navigating around a chair. The cart was equipped with stereo vision, and a camera that took pictures around the room from different angles and relayed it to a computer -
First 3 1/2 inch floppy drive
Sony introduced the first 3 1/2 floppy drives and diskettes in 1981 -
Time announced the Machine of the year instead of Man of the year
Time magazine believed that 1982 was best represented by the Personal computer -
Flash memory invented
Fuji Masuoka invented flash memory while working for Toshiba -
Nintendo releases the NES in America
On July 15th, 1983 the Famicon gaming system was released in Japan, in 1985, the console was renamed to the NES for its American release -
Pixar Founded
Steve Jobs paid 10 million dollars to acquire the special effects computer group at Lucasfilm, and renamed it Pixar -
Tin Toy becomes first computer animated film to win Oscar
The tin toy was the first computer animated film to win an Oscar -
Nintendo releases Game Boy
In 1988 Nintendo released the Game Boy handheld console -
Photoshop released
In 1990 photoshop was released, it was created by John and Thomas Knoll -
Jurassic Park released
Steven Spielberg’s movie about dinosaurs in modern day became the highest grossing film ever up to that point -
GTA is released
Grand Theft Auto was released in 1997 -
IBM Deep Blue defeated world chess champion Garry Kasparov
IBMs Deep Blue machine defeated a chess champion 2 games to 1 -
First IPhone released
Apple released the first IPhone on June 29,2007
