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the information (technolgy) age

  • the real begining

    the real begining
    Television camera tube invented by Zvorkyn.
  • the first movie!

    the first movie!
    First practical sound movie.
  • brodcasting

    brodcasting
    Regularly scheduled television broadcasting begins in the U.S.
  • scince as a punishment?

    scince as a punishment?
    1940s used information science as a discipline.
  • hypertext

    hypertext
    1945 Vannevar Bush foresees the invention of hypertext.
  • computers are finally made!

    computers are finally made!
    1946 ENIAC computer developed.
  • feald o info

    feald o info
    1948 Birth of field-of-information theory proposed by Claude E. Shannon.
  • ransistor

    ransistor
    1957 Planar transistor developed by Jean Hoerni.
  • First integrated circuit.

    First integrated circuit.
    1958 First integrated circuit.
  • lc mark

    lc mark
    1960s Library of Congress develops LC MARC (machine readable code).
  • 911 is (maybe) a good thing?

    911 is (maybe) a good thing?
    after the terrorist attacks the goverment made the home land Security this is important beacuseThe CIA, NSA, and FBI are (at least in part) intelligence agencies that gathers information. The Department of Homeland Security is a bit different; it includes stuff like the TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA, and the Secret Service.
  • Robots!!!!

    Robots!!!!
    Computer scientists have created machines that have the balance and agility to walk and run across rough and uneven terrain, making them far more useful in navigating human environments.
  • 2015

    2015
    Google has signed a deal with health giant Novartis to produce its groundbreaking smart contact lenses.
    The two will first produce a glucose monitoring lens for diabetics and one to treat farsightedness, it was announced.
    However, the firm hinted at 'other uses' for the technology - and has recently patented a lens with a built in camera.