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The first programmed robot was made by George Devol and was called Unimate. It was worked on in New Jersey and definitely was the beginning of the amazing creations that are robotics now. (Chayko, 2020) -
ARPANET was a resource that involved networked computers. This was key in making a source where information could be shared. -
Ray Tomlinson sent the first email. An interesting detail about this was that the @ symbol would be what told the locations of emails and who to send them to. (Chayko, 2020) -
This desk-sized programmable computer was created by Hewlett-Packard and IBM. It was utilized for research and science. (Chayko, 2020) -
An new version of the game called Maze War was made for ARPANET. -
The first Apple computer was made by Steve Wozinak and Steve Jobs. An interesting note was that the two did this in Steve Jobs' garage. (Chayko, 2020) Here is a link to a more in depth story of the creation of Apple. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gallery/2016/apr/01/40-years-of-apple-in-pictures -
The first ever spam email was sent using ARPANET. It was sent by Gary Thuerk. Here is a short video explaining the story. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4Icfk0gq-c
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The World Wide Web was developed by engineer Tim Berners-Lee. Hypertext was used, and this was an important creation to allow everyone to access parts of the internet. (Chayko, 2020) Here is a link to a more detailed story. https://webfoundation.org/about/vision/history-of-the-web/ -
The first search engine was called Archie. Archie was made by Alan Emtage. -
The first blog was made by Justin Hall. Hall wrote about events in his life. This blog was not given the title of a blog at the time. (Chayko, 2020)
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Larry Page and Sergey Brin were the makers of Google. 1997 was when it was made public for people to use. (Chayko, 2020) -
The Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance made what we now know as Wi-Fi. -
Wikipedia was launched in 2001. Inspiration for the name Wikipedia came from the word encyclopedia since there is a lot of information on the website. (Chayko, 2020) -
Myspace was created in 2003. The individuals who made it were Tom Anderson and Chris DeWolfe. -
Facebook was launched in 2004. Facebook is a social media site created by Mark Zuckerberg and other individuals. -
Although Netflix was around earlier, it started online streaming in 2007 where people could purchase subscriptions. -
Bitcoin was created in 2009. It is a type of money that is completely online and not able to be traced. There are many different uses for this type of currency, both good and bad. (Chayko, 2020) -
The social media platform Instagram was launched in 2010. Kevin Systrom was one of the founders. Here is a link to a site that contains the first Instagram post made by Systrom. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-45640386#:~:text=Kevin%20Systrom's%20photograph%20of%20a,public%20on%20October%206%202010. -
The social media platform Snapchat was made in 2011. An interesting fact was that it was originally called Picaboo. -
Zoom is a platform where individuals can video chat and communicate online. Now, many schools use Zoom for their classes and meetings.
