Major Internet Events

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  • 1. First Mechanical Computer

    1. First Mechanical Computer
    This is one of the first developed mechanical computers made by Charles Babbage. But, the first engine wasn't completed until 2002, 153 years later.

  • 2. Electro Mechanical Television System

    2. Electro Mechanical Television System
    Made by John Logie Baird. It was used as a scanning device to scan a disc with holes in it or a glass mirror that rotates. Once scanned it would generate a video signal and a similar device would display the picture.

  • 3. First Computer Mouse

    3. First Computer Mouse
    Invented and patented by Douglas Engelbart. It was called the mouse because tail or chord stuck out at the end.

  • 4. The term "Hypertext" was created

    4. The term "Hypertext" was created
    Created by Andries van Dam and Ted Nelson. Hypertext means a software system that links topics on the screen to related information and graphics, which are typically accessed by a point-and-click method.

  • 5. Creation of E-Mail

    5. Creation of E-Mail
    Created by Ray Tomlinson. It was a method of transferring messages to others more conveniently.

  • 6. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)

    6. Liquid Crystal Display (LCD)
    Invented by James Fergason. This has lead to the creation of LCD TV's and was a major invention that is till used today.