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History of Computer and Internet
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Transistor Invented
The invention of the transistor influenced the development of computers. In 1906, American inventor Lee De Forest created a device that could amplify signals. A telephone conversation could travel anywhere as long as there were amplifiers along the way. The early vacuum tubes that did the job were unreliable. The transistor however, could either work as an amplifier or a switch. -
UNIVAC
UNIVAC (Universal Automatic Computer) was the first commercial computer. It predicted the outcome of the 1952 televised presidential election. It was developed by J.Presper Eckert and John Mauchly. -
First Computer Game
It was a two player game where two spaceships fought each other. Each player manoeuvred a spaceship and won when they successfully fired a missile at their opponent. They also had to avoid the gravitational pull of the sun. -
ARPANET
Arpanet stands for Advanced Research Projects Agency Network. It was developed in 1966 and it was a Wide Area Network that linked universities and research centers together. -
The Floppy Drive
It was introduced by IBM. Computer data was written and read on the drive’s surface. It provided an easier way of transferring data from one computer to another. Alan Shugart was its inventor. -
Seagate
Seagate introduced its first hard disk drive. -
Death of Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse was considered the Father of Computer. He developed the Z1, Z3 and Z4 computers and wrote the first algorithmic programming language in 1946. He also created one of the first commercial computer company. -
Windows 98
Developed by Microsoft, the Windows soon became the main computer released around the world. It introduced a back and forward navigation button and an address bar in Windows Explorer. -
Start of Google
Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergei Brin. It would offer many services from news to shopping and images in a few years. Millions of users use the search engine every day. -
Iphone 1
The first iPhone was released to the public in 2007. It revolutionized the mobile phone industry by placing several functions in one device. -
Facebook Reaches 500 Million Users
Created by Mark Zukerberg, Facebook changed the way people connected with each other online. In 2010, the website reached 500 million users.
