Technology History

ENIAC was Invented

Feb 14, 1946

SourceThe ENIAC was the first electronic computer invented by the U.S. Army during WWII. The ENIAC cost about $500,000 to build and was 1800 square feet.

Sputnik was Launched

Oct 4, 1957

SourceSputnik 1 launched on a Soviet R-7 rocket to orbit Earth and was the first satellite in space. The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik at 18,000 miles per hour.

Cassette Tapes were Invented

Sep 10, 1962

SourceThe standard audio cassette was invented by the Philips company and could store music and sounds on a magnetic tape that is wound around the two reels in the cassette. They named it the "Compact Cassette". The first cassettes and cassette recorders were not very good, but the quality got better,

Programma 101 was Invented

Oct 1, 1965

SourceThe Programma 101 was the first commercial desktop personal computer (PC), invented by Pier Giorgio Perotto. The computer cost $3,200, but before the Programma 101, computers were as large as trucks and used only by trained specialists. The Programma 101 was the size of a typewriter and accessible to all.

Arpanet was Developed

Aug 5, 1968

SourceThe ARPANET was one of the world's first operational packet switching networks. The network was funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) within the U.S. Department of Defense for use by research laboratories in the US. The ARPANET would form the backbone of how the Internet works.

Apple 1 was invented.

Jul 1, 1976

SourceApple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne to develop and sell personal computers. The Apple I went on sale in July 1976 and was market-priced at $666.66.

CD's were Developed

Aug 17, 1982

SourcePrototypes were made by Philips and Sony independently in the late 1970s. The two companies then came together to produce a standard format which was made commercially available in 1982. The task force consisted of around four to eight people.

Mobile Phone was Invented

Sep 21, 1983

SourceMotorola made history with the world's first commercial portable cell phone. It cost consumers $3,995 at the time and it weighted more than 2.5 pounds.

Microsoft Word was Created

Oct 1, 1983

SourceMicrosoft Word is a word processor and it was first released under the name Multi-Tool Word for Xenix systems. Its name was soon simplified to Microsoft Word. It cost $275 to install at the time.

Windows 1.0 was Introduced

Nov 20, 1985

SourceWindows was founded by Bill Gates and the Windows 1.0 was one of the first Windows computer. It was initially sold for $100.00.

World Wide Web was Proposed

Mar 12, 1989

SourceThe World Wide Web (WWW or commonly known as the Web) is a system of interlinked hypertext documents that are accessed via the Internet. Tim Berners-Lee, a computer scientist from Britatin is considered the inventor of the Web.

Bluetooth was Invented

Apr 4, 1994

SourceJaap Haartsen and Sven Mattisson who worked at a Swedish company named Ericsson created wireless communication technology called Bluetooth. The first Bluetooth was the Bluetooth 1.0, but had many problems.

Wi-Fi was Created

Jun 3, 1997

SourceWiFi is a wireless networking technology that allows computers, some mobile phones, ipads, game consoles, and other devices to communicate over a wireless signal. The 802.11 was one of first wireless LAN from a radio frequency.

Google was Founded

Sep 4, 1998

SourceGoogle's founders are Larry Page and Sergey Brin and was invented at Manlo Park, CA. Google is an American multinational business specializing in Internet services and products.

Iphone was Introduced

Jun 29, 2007

SourceiPhone is a line of smartphones designed and marketed by Apple Inc. Steve Jobs conceived an idea of using a multi-touch touchscreen essentially removing the physical keyboard and mouse.