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Telegraph
Revolutionised human (tele)communications. Morse Code a series of dots and dashes used to communicate between humans. This is not a million miles away from how computers communicate today. -
Transatlantic Cable
Allowed people to communicate between the Atlantic Ocean -
Telephone
Telephones exchanges provide the backbone of Internet connections today. -
USSR launches Sputnik
First earth satellite ever -
Internet Created
The first internet was created in 1969 -
-- People communicate over a network
APRANET and email were created -
Computers can connect more freely and easily
ARPANET demonstaration and telenet created -
Global Networking Created
First international connections to the ARPANET: University College of London (England) and Royal Radar Establishment (Norway) and the creation of the Ethernet (still used today) -
Queen Elizabeth sends out an e-mail.
Wueen Elizabeth and other government officials are starting to use technology more -
E-mail takes off
Number of hosts breaks 100 -
USENET was made
Still used today -
Growth of Internet Continues
Number of hosts breaks 1,000 -
Large growth in Internet
Hosts breaks 100,000 -
Wide Area Information Servers
Were created and still used today -
Microsoft Created
With over 12.8 million hosts -
Google Was Created
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Internet Celebrates 30th Anniversary
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Wikipedia Invented
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Facebook Created
In Cambridge -
Youtube was Created
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Twitter And Facebook Helps Communication For Revolts
Twitter and Facebook are the primary means of communication for the Middle East revolts.
