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Printing Press was Invented
Johannes Gutenberg invented a device that uses pressure to "press" ink onto material. This device changed how information was communicated amongst long distances.
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The Library Company of Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin founded the Library Company as a way to original discuss debates and philosophies with stakeholders as well as borrowing books. Later on, however, these books would soon be available to the public and allow for the widespread of information
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First Automatic Digital Computer
Charles Babbage, an English mathematician and inventor, credited with also creating The Difference, a smart calculator that allowed for storage and carrying digits. He later created the Analytical Engine where arithmetical operation were carried on the basis of instructions from punched cards, a memory unit in which to store numbers, sequential control, and most of the other basic elements of the present-day computer.
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Pony Express
The Pony Express was the thread that tied the east and west before the ability to easily communicate with the masses. While it only lasted 18 months, it inspired the future mail delivery service.
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The First Telephone
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First Computer Programmer
Ada Lovelace was a friend of Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first digital computer. When she witnessed his work, she was able to create a sequence of inputs to be punched into the machine, hence creating the first computer program.
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The War Computer
ENIAC was created for the general purpose of creating values for artillery ranges during World War II.
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First Commercial Computer
The first commercial computer was created by a team of engineers lead by J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly, the creators of ENIAC. This computer was called UNIVAC, which stood for Universal Automatic Computer.
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World Wide Web
Created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, this global program's goal was to connect researchers across the world to share data. Since then, this program has shaped the world and the history of the internet.
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Archie
This search engine was created by Alan Emtage, a student at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. This program was used for FTP, or in other words, to locate specific files. Although this seems to have a limited purpose, this was the first search engine created.
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The First Popular Web Browser
The first web browser was called Mosaic and was created by NCSA. This program was widely used and popular amongst those with computers in the 1990s. Within a year, this browser had thousands of users, but soon would be overshadowed by Internet explorers and other browsers.
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Amazon
While many know Amazon as the online website capable of delivering a coffee table within a few hours, it originally began as an online book service from a garage. In other words, this titan of an online prescense with thousands of warehouses was originally used soley for books from a single outlet.
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Yahoo! Search
Although not the first search engine, this is definitely the most popular early search engine. Created by Jerry Yang and David Filo originally as Yahoo directory in 1954, this new search engine inspired many other search engines.
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Backrub/Google
This world-changing search engine started when 2 college students began working in a garage with a goal to "“organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful.”. This search engine is used widely amongst the entire world, and it one of the biggest aspects of the internet today.
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Dot-Com Bubble
The Dot-Com bubble was a stock bubble that eventually burst and wiped out nearly all of the small and unprofitable websites. This burst, while detrimental to most, allowed for the stronger websites, like Amazon and Google, to prevail and dominate the internet scene today.
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Wikipedia
Wikipedia, the website that not only serves as a knowledge source for the odds and ends of the internet with the ability to have user written prompts and sections as well. Due to this ability to edit, the site is edited frequently.
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Facebook
Facebook, known for its ability to connect with others through its "wall" for personal posts and its mainstream flow of other posts to explore other people's lives and cultures.
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YouTube
Who would have known that a wardrobe malfunction wanting to be shared at the Super Bowl would have led to one of the most popular video entertainment websites on the internet?
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The first iPhone
The iPhone is one of the largest mediums for how we use the internet today, as some say, a minicomputer in our pockets. The iPhone is everywhere and is an undeniable source of internet history. -
Hey, Siri?
Siri, an artificial intelligence used to search, locate, call, text, or even chat with programmed within the cell phone.