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Computer History
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The Computer Chip
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce came out with the computer chip in 1958. Kilby later received a Nobel Prize for his work. https://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html -
Modern Computer
Douglas Engelbart showed the first draft of a more modernized computer. This inventions began the time when computers went from being mainly used for scientists to opening their use to the public. https://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html -
Floppy Disk
Alan Shugart and a group of engineers invented the floppy disk which allowed data to be shared between computers. The first sale of the floppy disk happened in 1971 and later on in 1972 it received patents. http://www-03.ibm.com/ibm/history/ibm100/us/en/icons/floppy/
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Beginning of Microsoft
Paul Allen and Bill Gates formed the software company Microsoft. By the end of 1978 the company reached over $1 million in sales. https://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html -
Apple Company
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozinak start the Apple Computer Inc., they came out with the Apple I computer. Around 200 Apple I's sold before the Apple II was released. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/computers/ -
First Personal Use Computer
The PET was released, the first computer to be used as a personal computer. it was popular in schools and homes and had a built in cassette tape drive and had 4-8 KB of space. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1977/#169ebbe2ad45559efbc6eb357202bab8 -
Speak and Spell
Speak and Spell was released by Texas Instruments, it was the first electronic to be able to copy the human voice. The creators of Speak and Spell are, Gene Frantz, Richard Wiggins, Paul Breedlove, and George Brantingham. http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/6031/Texas%20Instruments%20%20introduced%20Speak%20&%20Spell -
Lisa by Apple
Apple released the "Lisa", a personal computer named after the designer's daughter. Apple stated that Lisa would make computers easier to work with and increase productivity mainly in large businesses. http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5809/Apple%20Lisa%20Launched -
Web Browsers
Berners-Lee contemplated the idea about web pages and hyperlinks. Eventually, a year after, he launched the first web browser, web server, and the base of HTML. http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5936/Tim%20Berners-Lee%20toyed%20with%20the%20idea%20of%20web%20pages%20and%20hyperlinks -
iMac
iMac was shipped in as Apple's new millennium computer. It was Apple's most original design since the first in 1984 and the iMac sold for $1,299. http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5817/Apple%20Release%20the%20iMac -
iPhone Launched
The iPhone was launched but wasn't the first phone to be able to access internet and emails, it was the first phone to have a web encounter that matched closely to a computer's. http://www.computinghistory.org.uk/det/5938/iPhone%20introduced -
Apple Watch Introduced
Apple introduces the Apple Watch, a computer for your wrist. About 1 million watches were sold on the day of release but critics began to take over, complaining about their battery and price. http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/2015/ -
Crash Proof Cars
The company Volvo has made a promise to create crash proof cars, decreasing the amount of people killed in accidents each year. These cars will use sonar, radar, and driver alert systems to work. https://matadornetwork.com/life/24-incredible-new-technologies-youll-see-by-2021/ -
Holograms
In the distant future holograms may start to appear more. They could be used for computers, phone keyboards, etc. for wherever you are. http://www.quantumrun.com/prediction/gestures-holograms-and-matrix-style-mind-uploading-future-computers-p3 -
Robot Construction Workers
Robots are already popping up in jobs and in other places, they take place in putting together automobiles. Robots could increase speed of construction as well as decrease number of workers and the price of building. http://www.quantumrun.com/prediction/housing-prices-crash-3d-printing-and-maglevs-revolutionize-construction-future-cities-p3
