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Telex Messaging Networking
Telex starts as a way to distribute military messages, but soon becomes a world-wide network of both official and commercial text messaging that will persist in some countries into the 2000s. -
World Brains
Paul Otlet had co-created a massive “search engine” starting in the early 1900s. His Mundaneum now combines enhanced card catalogs with sixteen million entries, photos, documents, microfilm, and more -
The Complex Number Calculators
Bell Telephone Laboratories completes this calculator, designed by scientist George Stibitz. -
The Atanasoff-Berry Computer
Created at Iowa State University, was the size of a room. Was the first giant computer. -
ERA 1101
One of the first commercially produced computers, the company´s first customer was the US Navy. Had 1 million bits stored on magnetic drum. -
Direct Keyboard Input
At MIT, researchers begin experimenting with direct keyboard input to computers. -
Apollo Guidance Computer
The size of seven refrigerators originally was now compacted down to 1 sq. foot. Steered Apollo 11 to the moon. -
Personal Computers
Each system is run by a floppy disk, so it doesn't have to be shared. -
Nintendo Releases the first Game Boy console
Had removable game cartridges and had buttons to play the games. -
The World Wide Web
In 1990, the World Wide Web is released -
Web users reach 36 million
The largest number of users at the time -
The iMac was released
Considered a big step for Apple. -
Maya
SGI released Maya, a 3D animation tool -
WiFi Comes Home
The growing IEEE 802.11b short-range radio networking standard is rebranded “Wi-Fi” by the Wi-Fi Alliance -
First Camera Phone
Japan's SoftBank introduces the first camera phone. The camera had a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels a 256-color display, and photos could be shared wirelessly. -
Honda's First Humanoid Robot
Could walk 1 mph, could recognize faces and voice commands, and could change walking direction if it detected hazards. About 100 were built. -
iTunes is Released
Allowed users to manage media as well as make CDs or put songs on iPods. -
Earth Simulator is World's Fastest Computer
Developed by the Japanese government to create global climate models, the Earth Simulator is a massively parallel, vector-based system that costed roughly $600 million at the time. -
The Roomba is Released
Used a cleaning algorithm to avoid obstacles while cleaning. -
Opportunity and Spirit Rovers land on Mars
Caltech designs both the Opportunity and Spirit Mars Rovers. Both landed in 2004 and ran 20 times longer than their planned lifetime of 90 days. -
Apple iPhone Released
This was a combination of web browser, music player and cell phone - which could download new functionality in the form of apps from the online Apple store. -
Apple Retina Display
Screen resolution of up to 400 pixels-per-inch. Retina display became standard on most technology. -
Siri
Voice-activated assistant that could understand questions and answer them via the web. -
Apple Pay
The device’s near field communications interface, Passbook app, and Apple’s Touch ID system worked in tandem with point-of-sale systems in retail outlets to complete transactions. -
Apple Watch
Basically a computer in the form of a watch. -
Gene Therapy 2.0
Scientists are solving fundamental problems that were holding back cures for hereditary problems
