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first computer
Charles Babbage is widely regarded as the first computer pioneer Babbage failed to build a complete machine. The most widely accepted reason for this failure is that Victorian mechanical engineering were not sufficiently developed. -
HP
In Palo Alto, California, a house and shed are built at 367 (then numbered 369) Addison Ave. First documented residents are Dr. John Spencer, a physician; his wife, Ione, and two adult daughters, Alice and Martha. In 1909, Dr. Spencer is named the first mayor of Palo Alto under the charter form of government. -
first transistor computer
Working under Tom Kilburn at Manchester University, Richard Grimsdale and Douglas Webb, demonstrated a prototype transistorized computer on November 16, 1953. -
first mouse
Doug Engelbart invented the mouse in 1963. The basic idea for the mouse first came to him in 1961 while sitting in a conference session on computer graphics, his mind mulling over the challenge of making interactive computing more efficient. It occurred to him that, using a pair of small wheels traversing a tabletop, one wheel turning horizontally, one turning vertically, the computer could track their combined rotations and move the cursor on the display. -
intenet
The Internet, then known as ARPANET, was brought online in 1969
The Internet was designed to provide a communications network that would work even if some of the major sites were down. -
first email
Before internetworking began, email could only be used to send messages to various users of the same computer.
however people couldnt know who they are sending it to people needed an address This is why Ray Tomlinson is credited with inventing email in 1972. Like many of the Internet inventors, Tomlinson worked for Bolt Beranek and Newman as an ARPANET contractor. He picked the @ symbol from the computer keyboard to denote sending messages from one computer to another -
space invaders
Space Invaders is an arcade video game developed by Tomohiro Nishikado and released in 1978. It was originally manufactured and sold by Taito in Japan, and was later licensed for production in the United States -
mario
iyamoto wanted to create a video game that used the characters Popeye, Bluto, and Olive Oyl. At the time, however, Miyamoto was unable to acquire a license to use the characters (and would not until 1982), so he ended up making Jumpman (later known as Mario), However, Super Mario Bros. itself was listed in this same database as being released November 17, 1985. -
google
Google is an American multinational technology company specializing in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search, cloud computing, and software.
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playstation
Sony and Nintendo parted ways business-wise and the Super Disc was never introduced or used by Nintendo. In 1991, Sony used a modified version of the Super Disk as part of their new game console - the Sony Playstation. Research and development for the PlayStation had began in 1990, headed by Sony engineer, Ken Kutaragi -
xbox
he notion that Microsoft should develop its own gaming console began gaining traction way back in 1998, with Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes, and Ted Hase forming the software giant’s first console team after successfully pitching their idea to Bill Gates. Originally dubbed the “DirectX Box,” the console was intended to be the first game system built like a PC and to bring all of the flexibility and power of a gaming rig to the console market. The system would run on Windows 2000 Rea -
steam
Steam's development began before 2002.It was first revealed to the public on March 22, 2002, at the Game Developers Conference, where it was presented purely as a distribution network. To demonstrate the ease of integrating Steam with a game, Relic Entertainment created a special version of Impossible Creatures.However, the game was never released on Steam. -
facebook
CEO= Mark Zuckerberg
Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. -
youtube
YouTube was invented by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim out of a garage in Menlo Park. The inventors became millionaires when they sold their invention for 1.65 billion dollars to the search engine Google. YouTube was founded in February 2005, as a destination to watch and share original videos worldwide through the Web. -
oculas rift
The Rift is a virtual reality head-mounted display developed by Oculus VR. During its period as an independent company, Oculus VR raised US$2.4 million for the development of the Rift. -
Launch of the Titanic II
More than 100 years after the ill-fated voyage of RMS Titanic, an exact replica is built and launched by the Australian billionaire Clive Palmer. The boat sails from China – where it is constructed – to Southampton in England ahead of her maiden passenger journey to New York. Guests include leading U.S. business figures, who are treated to a dinner from the same menu as Titanic passengers on the day it sank -
The UK population reaches 80 million
The UK is now the most populous country in Western Europe, with more people than France (72 million), Germany (71 million) and Spain (52 million).** The population of Europe, as a whole, has been declining since the 2030s. However, strong growth from immigration and a younger average population, combined with favourable environmental conditions have allowed the UK to prosper and become the leading economic power in the region. -
The U.S. population reaches half a billion
Deteriorating environmental conditions have led much of the population to shift north. The southern states have become dominated by Mexican immigrants. -
Nomadic floating cities are roaming the oceans
At the dawn of the 22nd century, many of the world's cities lie partially submerged due to rising sea levels.* Despite some attempts to build flood defences, even famous locations – such as New York, London, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Sydney – have been affected. With over 10% of the world's population living on coastlines, hundreds of millions have been forced to migrate. -
Human intelligence is being vastly amplified by AI
Ubiquitous, large-scale automation has led to vast swathes of human employees being replaced by virtual or robotic counterparts. Strong AI now occupies almost every level of business, government, the military, manufacturing and service sectors. Rather than being separate entities, these AI programs are often merged with human minds, greatly extending the latter's capability. For instance, knowledge and skills on any subject can now be downloaded. -
tereforming of mars
Although no physical processes have been introduced yet, the first serious plans are being drawn up for the planet's gradual transformation, with the ultimate goal of making it habitable for humans. Exactly who will be given control of Mars and its resources – or if the planet should have complete independence – is the subject of much debate and speculation around this time.
