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Sputnik
Sputnik is created and launched, stqarting the space travel race. -
The Cassette
The Philips Company of the Netherlands invented and released the first compact audio-cassette in 1962 -
The Compact disk
James Russell invented the compact disk in 1965 -
The Computer Mouse
Doug Engelbart creates the computer mouse or "bug" as he called it. -
First computer video game
Nolan Bushnell introduced the first computer video game, Pong. -
The first Personal computer
In Albuquerque, NM a small company, Micro Instrumentation Telemetry Systems (MITS) created a small computer for personal use -
The IBM PC
The IBM PC was introduced. This PC was designed with common industry components using a CPU from Intel. -
First Audio CD
Audio CD - Sony and Philips develop the Audio CD for music and records. -
Apple Mac is introduced
The Apple Mac was introduced. This PC was highly proprietary. The design and operating systems were control by Apple. -
Windows 1.0 released
MS Windows 1.0 - Microsoft shipped its first Windows product as a step up from character based MS DOS. -
Web browsers
Web Browsers have become the dominate way to share information over the Internet. Web browsers are being developed by numerous teams and companies through out the world. -
John Glens Orbit
John Glenn returned to Earth orbit for 7 days as part of a US Space Shuttle mission. John Glenn was the first US astronaut to orbit the Earth and at 70, is the oldest man to orbit the earth. -
Brain Stem cells
Jonas Frisen (Swedish) and Swedish researchers have identified stem cells in the adult brain that grow into nerve cells. -
Itunes
The itunes market is revealed and now is one of the biggest music stores -
Blue Ray
Blue Ray is introduced, the most up to date in visuals and technology -
PSP
Sony and playstation create the playstation portable, the most advanced portable gaming system by far. -
The Iphone
The apple Iphone is released and takes over the smartphone world. Apple creates what is now the biggest smartphone on the market. -
xbox one
Microsoft releases the Xbox one, a video game console with tv, internet, dvr, capabilities.
