The History of Technology

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  • Modem

    Modem was a device created to allow signals to be sent across ordinary telephone lines.

  • Launch of ARPANET

    Launch of ARPANET
    ARPANET was a small network of computers that intended to share scientific research between a handful of universities and military organizations in 1969.

  • The First Email

    The First Email
    The first email was created in 1971 to be able to share letters/messages over the internet.

  • Ray Tomlinson

    Ray Tomlinson
    Ray Tomlinson was the creator of the email as well as deciding the "@" symbol.

  • The First Video Game

    The First Video Game
    The first video game was Maze War but it was adapted for online conversion.

  • Emoticons

    Emoticons
    Emoticons were little icons created to show emotion in an online message.

  • Ethernet

    Ethernet
    Ethernet was a system that connected numerous computer systems to form a local area network with protocols.

  • DNS

    DNS
    DNS Domain Name System became the "phone book" of the internet collecting IP addresses.

  • AOL

    AOL was the first internet-based email when it came about.

  • GIF created

    GIF created
    GIF was created to convert colorful images to be able to reduce its size into a downloadable file in 1987.

  • Tim Berners-Lee

    Tim Berners-Lee
    Tim Berners-Lee was the designer and creator of the World Wide Web.

  • Multimedia Streaming creation

    Multimedia Streaming creation
    Multimedia Streaming was made to allow videos and media to be shared.

  • The First Smartphone

    The First Smartphone
    The first smartphone was invented in 1992 by IBM.

  • Mosaic

    Mosaic was the first web browser.

  • Vinton Cerf

    Vinton Cerf
    Vinton Cerf came up with the idea of computers communicating with each other across the globe in a virtual space.

  • Google

    Google
    Google became an internet search engine for many things.

  • Wikipedia

    Wikipedia was the first community-based encyclopedia created in 2001.

  • Facebook

    Facebook
    Facebook had become an online social network where people could connect with others.

  • Youtube

    Youtube
    Youtube was created and had became a free online video sharing and hosting.

  • Instagram

    Instagram
    Instagram was created with the intent of making friends and sharing photos online with one another.