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Samuel Morse invents the first telegraph
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Alexander Bain designed a system capable of transmitting images via telegraphic lines, that is, he invented the fax
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Alexander Graham Bell invented the first telephone and in 1903 he received a patent for his revolutionary new invention.
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Thomas Edison filed a patent application for a new type of transmitter, which would make telephony viable.
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The first dial phone was invented by Almon Brown Strowger, who patented the automatic telephone exchange (dial service). The main goal of this invention was to eliminate human switchboard operators required to make a phone call.
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AT&T Inc, the American multinational telephone organization defined the dimensions of the ideal headset, so the microphone would be next to the caller’s mouth.
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The first transatlantic phone call became a reality, since it was made from London to New York.
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The first computer was built for general purposes, could perform a single task and consumed large amounts of energy.
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Launch of IBM 205 RAMAC (5MB of hard disk weighed one ton)
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ARPANET was the network that became the basis for the Internet. Based on a concept first published in 1967, ARPANET was developed under the direction of the U.S. Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA).
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The first email message was sent in 1971. However, the term “Internet” was used for the very first time 2 years later, but not with today’s concept and meaning.
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The first mobile (cellular) phone was introduced by Martin Cooper, while working for Motorola.
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Founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen, Microsoft is one of the largest and most successful companies in the world. Microsoft is the developer and distributor of Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, DirectX, Xbox, and numerous other programs, games, and services.
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Steve Jobs co-founded Apple Computers with Steve Wozniak. Under Jobs' guidance, the company pioneered a series of revolutionary technologies, including the iPhone and iPad.
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Motorola DynaTAC 8000x was introduced in the US and went on sale in March. The phone had half an hour talk time, eight hours of standby and had been sold for $3.995.
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2G technology (second-generation wireless telephone technology) was introduced for the very first time, in Finland by Radiolinja, a Finnish GSM (Global System of Mobile Communications) operator
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Wi-Fi standards are founded.
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Google is founded
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YouTube goes online
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It is a revolutionary device (designed by Apple) to surf the web, read and send emails, enjoy photos, watch videos, listen to music, enjoy games, read e-books and much more.
