5 Significant Inventions in Computer History (1990’s)

  • World Wide Web (WWW)

    World Wide Web (WWW)
    Inventors: Tim Berners-Lee (left) and Robert Cailliau (right)
    This tool gives you the ability to find results based on related words or phrases used when searched.
  • E-commerce (Online Shopping)

    E-commerce (Online Shopping)
    Inventor: Michael Aldrich
    Description: When the world wide web was invented it allowed the average person to access online shopping, this was previously only available for a select amount of people.
  • Linux

    Linux
    Inventor: Linus Torvalds
    Linux is an operating system that is still being operated today. This is what allows apps to run and store information.
  • Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

    Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)
    Inventor: John Sculley
    Some say that without this we wouldn't have modern smartphones. The PDA was a phone with a physical keyboard attached.
  • Java

    Java
    Inventor: James Gosling
    Java was originally planned and designed for interactive television, but that was advanced for its time. Java is used for internet programming, mobile devices, and games.