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Timeline of techology
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First television remote control
The first remote intended to control a television was developed by Zenith Radio Corporation -
The First PC invented
The first PC used by one person and controlled by a keyboard, the IBM 610 was invented by IBM. -
First Satellite launched into orbit
The former Soviet Union successfully launched Sputnik in 1957. The world's first artificial satellite was about the size of a basketball, weighed only 183 pounds, and took about 98 minutes to orbit the Earth on its elliptical path. -
Credit Card invented
Bank of America launched the BankAmericard in Fresno, California. BankAmericard became the first successful recognizably modern credit card (although it underwent a troubled gestation during which its creator resigned), and with its overseas affiliates, eventually evolved into the Visa system -
First Integrated Circuit
the first commercially available integrated circuits came from the Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation. Created by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce, -
The first Compact Disk is invented
Invented by James T. Russel -
First home video game console released
Magnavox released the first home video game console which could be connected to a TV set—the Magnavox Odyssey, invented by Ralph H. Baer. -
First Air Bag invented
the General Motors research team invented the first car safety air bags that were first offered in the 1973 model Chevrolet as an option. -
First Cell Phone Invented
Martin Cooper and Motorola create the first cell phone -
Hepatitis Vaccine invented
Alfred Prince invents the hepatitis B vaccine -
First Mac invented
The first Macintosh computer was introduced by Apple Inc. -
The World Wide Web
First proposed by on March 1989 by English engineer and computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee -
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First drone attack
the CIA first used an unmanned Predator drone in a targeted killing -
First IPhone Released
The first generation Iphone is released by Apple