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Birth of the World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee and his partner Robert Cailiau created the world wide web. Their invention revolutionized the way we use computers and how we go about our everyday lives. -
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1990s-2000s Tech
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Text messaging
In 1992, the first text message was sent saying "Merry Christmas". Text messaging has completely changed the way we communicate with other people. For most, this may even be their primary source of communication. -
Release of Playstation
Ken Kutaragi is known as "The Father of Playstation". The introduction of the playstation was unlike any other game system previously available. The types of games that were introduced for the system shook the gaming world. -
Nokia 1011
Although mobile phones had been sold since the 1980s, the Nokia was the first to globally produce their devices in such a small compact size. This new norm changed the way people viewed their cellphones because they were so much smaller compared to the previous models. -
DVD and DVD player
The DVD (short for digital video disk) quickly replaces the VHS. Along side the release of the DVD, came the DVD player. These two inventions changed the way we enjoyed our music, movies, and general entertainment.