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500 BCE
Abacus
The Abacus is invented. The Abacus is counting tool, used all around the world at the time, it is still used in some parts of the world. -
Charles Baggage
Charles Baggage publishes the very first plans for the first mechanical computer. Unfortunately he would never build his computer as he ran out of funding, and in consequence he could not finish his revolutionary work. -
Type Writer
The first successful type writer is invented, it would be one of the most crucial inventions of the early 20th century. Type writers are still used in some parts of the world such as India. -
The Turing Machine
Alan Turing presents the Turing Machine, the central concept of the modern computer is based on the Turing Machine -
J.V Atanasoff
Atanasoff designs the first computer able to store information. His computer would decode Nazi messages, it approximately shortened the war by 2 years a according -
The Computer Chip
Jack Kellby, invents the first computer chip, his work would go on to revolutionize the modern world of technology. Jack Kellby was later awarded a Nobel prize for his ingenious invention. -
The Mouse
Douglas Engelbert, presents a prototype modern computer with the first ever computer. His invention would later be a standard way of navigating on a computer. -
The Floppy Disk
IBM unveils the floppy disk. The floppy disk was revolutionary at the time, it allowed data to be shared among computers -
Apple 1
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak found apple and unveil the apple 1, it is the first laptop with a single circuit board. -
.com
The first .com domain is registered by the company Symbolic. There are now nearly 2 billion registered .com domains. -
Wi-Fi
NRC corporation and AT&T create Wi-Fi. Wi-Fi would completely reinvent the technological world. -
Google
Larry Page and Sergey Bin found Google. Today Google has more than 3.5 billion average daily searches. Google is the most used computer search engine. -
The Ipod
The Ipod is unveiled, with more than 5 GB of storage allowing more than 1,000 pieces of music to be stored. In comparison the the first MP3 player unveiled in 1998 had only 32 MB of storage. -
The Iphone
Apple unveils the first touch screen device called the Iphone. Touch screen phones would soon become the new norm.
