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Morse Code
Samuel Morse invents a telegraph that can send short and long beeps, called “dots” and “dashes” -
Telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone, transmitting the sound of the voice clearly over electrical wires -
Television
The very first few homes get television to watch broadcasted programs -
Coding
The first functioning programming languages are introduced. Their purpose was to communicate with computers. -
Credit Cards
The first credit card (Diners Club) appears in the US. It was followed by cards like American Express. -
Communications Satellite
First communications satellite is launched, allowing worldwide live broadcast of 1964 Olympics -
Push-button Phones
The first electronic push-button phone is released. It took until the 1980s for these phones to completely replace rotary-dial phones. -
Internet
Robert Kahn and Vincent Cerf invent the Internet, funded by the US Defense Department -
Email
First email messages are sent -
Microsoft
Paul Allen and Bill Gates found Microsoft, dominating the software industry -
Personal Computer
The personal computer, both small and powerful, is created -
Digital Camera
The first digital camera is created although they didn’t become widely available until 1995 -
Apple
Apple Company is founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne -
GPS
GPS is made available to the public. -
Cellphones
First cellphones are available for sale -
World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee invents the World Wide Web -
Google
Google company is formed, dominating the Web -
YouTube
YouTube is created, dominating the video web field -
Instagram
Instagram is released. Its primary focus to share videos and pictures taken on mobile devices -
Digital Assistant
The first modern digital assistant, Siri, was released on Apple products. It aimed to do simple tasks like texting and making phone calls. Was followed by systems such as Alexa and Echo.