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Computer + Related Technology Timeline

By AmoraSonnenberg
  • First Telephone

    First Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone.
  • First Computer

    First Computer

    IBM technology company is formed and makes their first computer, the 701.
  • First Flat Screen TV

    First Flat Screen TV

    The first Flat-screen TV was released, changing the way we watch tv forever.
  • Microprocessor was invented

    Microprocessor was invented

    The microprocessor is invented by Intel.
  • First Email was Sent

    First Email was Sent

    The very first email messages were sent by Ray Tomlinson.
  • First Arcade Machine

    First Arcade Machine

    The first arcade machine was made, called Computer Space, where the player controls a rocket that is battling two flying saucers.
  • Internet was Created

    Internet was Created

    Robert Kahn and Vincent Cerf invented the internet, funded by the US Defense Department.
  • First Mobile Phone

    First Mobile Phone

    Marty Cooper (The Father of Cellphones) Invents the mobile phone.
  • Microsoft is Founded

    Microsoft is Founded

    Paul Allen and Bill Gates found Microsoft, dominating the software industry.
  • Digital Camera Developed

    Digital Camera Developed

    The first digital camera was developed by Eastman Kodak.
  • Apple Company Founded

    Apple Company Founded

    Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne founded Apple.
  • First Browser Program

    First Browser Program

    Marc Andreeson creates the first browser program, allowing people to navigate the web.
  • First Smart Phone

    First Smart Phone

    IBM created the first smartphone.
  • Nintendo 64 Released

    Nintendo 64 Released

    The Nintendo 64 was released, one of Nintendo's first successful systems.
  • Google Formed

    Google Formed

    Larry Page created Google, dominating the web.
  • Paypal is created

    Paypal is created

    Dominating the eCommerce field, PayPal is created.
    (Elon Musk looks so young here!)
  • YouTube is Created

    YouTube is Created

    YouTube is created by Jawed Karim, Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, dominating the video web field.
  • Instagram is Created

    Instagram is Created

    Kevin Systrom created Instagram for people to share their photography.
  • First VR Headset Released

    First VR Headset Released

    The first successful VR headset was released; the HTC Vive.
  • Starlink Satellites were launched

    Starlink Satellites were launched

    Elon Musk releases Starlink Satellites into space giving people the fastest internet in the world.