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The first computer is born
ENIACThe invention of thye ENIAC was the first computer ever made and set the standard for later computer engineers to expand on. The ENIAC was built in the midst of WWII, so it was a big deciding factor for the allies. -
The Hydrogen Bomb is first used
hydrogen bombIn the early 1940's the Atomic , or "A-Bomb," was used to basically end the war in the pacific. They dropped two atomic bombs in Japan and the was more than enough to stop the fighting. After the war was over scientest started resaerching ways to create a "Super Bomb,"in case another war broke out. By 1952 Scientists had come up with a hydrogen bomb that was much more devastating than the atomic bomb. -
DRAM is put into Computers
DRAM
DRAM is an achronim for Dynamic Random Access Memorory. It was created by Robert H. Dennard in 1968. DRAM drastically improved the amount of memory that a computer casn store from computers that were commonly userd at that time. -
LCD is invented
LCDJames Fergason was the main Revolutionizer of the use of Liquid Crystal Display, or LCD.James holds many patents for the creation of Display Devices Utilizing Liquid Crystal Light Modulation. In 1972 James' company came out with the first modern LCD watch. -
The Personal Computer Arrives
Personal ComputerMany Companies where shooting at the idea of a perosnal computer untill IBM was the first to come out with the IBM 5150. This computer had a 16-bit 8088 processor running at 4.77MHz, 16KB memory that was expandable to 256k, floppy disk drives, two RS-232 serial interfaces, and an optional colour monitor. The ROM had BASIC built-in and ran DOS 1.0, the operating system that brought us Microsoft. -
Wifi is released to the public
WifiWifi also had a been based from the military, it was a huge "product" that made using the internet on the go very convineint. -
BlackBerry is Born
The first Blackberry launched in 1998. For many years to come Blackerry would dominate the businness smartphone industry. -
Google comes out
GoogleGoogle is by far one of the biggest companies on the planet. Since its release in 1998, it has created products from robots to phones. -
The flash drive comes to life
Flash driveFlash drives are very convenent little hard drives that can hold thousands of things in your pocket and plug it into any computer. -
The GPS is released to the public
GPSIn 2000, the government allowed the public to have access to its advanced GPS signal. That is when the GPS got widely popular. -
The US is introduced to the Toyoya Prius
environment-safeWhen the Prius was intoduced to America, there had not been very many if not any hybrid cars in the US. The Prius was the pioneer that started the movement for mor environment-safe vehicles. -
Apple creates the Ipod
IpodThe Ipod was the coolest thing to have back then. The thought of having thousands of songs in your pocket was astounding. The ipod paved the way fr the new touchscreen ipods andthe iphone and much more. -
Camera Phones become widely popular
Camera phoneThe Camera phone was introduced to the us in 2002. In 2003 more camera phones were sold than the stand olone digital camera. -
Itunes music store
[songs](the concept was simple: sell songs in digital format for less than a buck and let buyers play them whenever and wherever they like—as long as it was on an Apple iPod. )the concept was simple: sell songs in digital format for less than a buck and let buyers play them whenever and wherever they like—as long as it was on an Apple iPod. -
DirecTV HD DVR
TVDirecTV HD DVR — Rated by CNET as one of the top ten products at the CES 2004 show, this TIVO device took digital video recording to the next level. The 250GB drive held 30 hours of high-def programming or 200 hours of standard TV. -
Facebook is launched
Facebook is one of the largest if not the largest social media networking sites on the internet.Right after Facebook launched, My Space quickly dis appeared. -
Youtube is created
YoutubeYouTube,created in February 2005, by three former PayPal employees, YouTube was touted as a cutting-edge video sharing service. In November 2006, YouTube, LLC was bought by Google Inc. -
The Nintendo Wii comes out
wiiThe wii completely changed gaming systems from the moment it was released. Instead of siting down and twiddling your thumbs, it had you get up and do active things. -
The first iphone is released
iphoneThe first Apple iphone hit stores in June of 2007 and since then they have sold over 30 million iphones through out the years.
