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Z1
Konrad Zuse invented the Z1, which was a mechanical calculator and the first binary computer. Several discoveries that lead to calculator development were found with the Z1. -
Mark 1
Created by Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper, this piece of equipment was 55 feet long and 8 feet high. Weighing 5 tons and having over 760,000 pieces, this monster of a computer took up a whole room. -
First Computer Game
"Spacewar", by most people, was considered the first true computer game or digital game the was released. The game was played by two players would move around star that would pull them in with its gravity. They would have to avoid hitting the stars while trying to shoot each other with missiles. -
Floppy Disk
The floppy disk was invented by Alan Shugart at IBM. Having a 5.25 inch diameter, this disk was used on the first IBM Personal Computer. It held 360 kilobites. -
Computer Mouse
Douglas Engelbart, assisted by Bill English, invented the first mouse created for the display of a computer. Orginally called the "X-Y Position Indicator for a Display System", the mouse was first used with the Xerox Alto computer system. -
Intel 4004
Created by Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Stanley Mazor, the Intel 4004 was the first single chip microprocessor invented. It had the computer processing unit, input and output controls, and the memory like the older computers, but it was all on a chip -
Email
Email was created by Ray Tomlinson working for Bolt Beranek and Newman as an ARPANET. He is also recognized for bringing out the @ symbol that is used in the email. -
CD
The CD was born in a meeting between Sony and Philips in 1979. They were thinking about the size, shape, and technology the CD would bring. It measure 115 millimeters in diameter, 1.2 millimeters thick, and held 74 minutes worth of storage. -
Macintosh 128k
Created mainly by Steve Jobs, the Macintosh computer was the first affordable computer that had GUI. It originally sold for $2,495. -
Yahoo!
Created by Jerry Yang and David Filo, Yahoo was originally named, "Jerry's Guide to the World Wide Web." Yahoo had already been used as a trademark my several other industries, so in order to sustain the name, they added the exclamation mark at the end of the word. -
Amazon
Jeff Bezos was the founder of this electronic commerce and cloud computing company called Amazon. It is the largest Internet based retailer in the United States and has headquarters in Seattle, Washington. -
Skype
Invented by Janus Friis, from Denmark, and Niklas Zennström, from Sweden, Skype is an application software that produces video chat and voice calls. It used across the world and has over 300 million users. -
Cicret Bracelet
This wearable device is in the process of development. It is a bracelet that projects your smartphones screen on to your skin. You may do anything you want like checking emails, finding your way in the city, checking the weather, and of course using social networking. -
Autonomous Robots
These robots are thought of as robots that will surpass what the human can think. In other words, it will be smarter than us. Having robots that can do things without comand, this is a string possibility that will make our lives easier from day-to-day tasks to medical help. -
Hypersonic Trains
Hypersonic Trains are one of the realistic possibilities of the future. These trains would be going up to 100 mph more than the bullet train in Japan, that goes 300 mph. It would be a floating transportation system that gets its float from magnets.
