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During the mid-1830's, English Mathematician Charles Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer. He developed the first plans to a Analytical Engine and eventually, the forerunner of the modern digital computer. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-Babbage -
In the mid 1870's, Alexander Graham Bell and Elisha Gray invented what we know today as the mobile telephone. They both submitted an independent patent applications concerning telephones to the patent office in Washington. -
In the year 1895, Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi developed the idea of a radio, or wireless telegraph. In the mid 1890's, his idea took shape and when he sent a wireless Morse Code message to a source more than a kilometre away. In 1930, radios were developed into a more household objects which led to them being bought nationally. -
Sometime in 1971, Ray Tomlinson invented and developed electronic mail, as we know it today, by creating ARPANET's networked email system. -
In 1973, Dr. Martin Cooper introduced us to the first handheld cellular phone that allowed people to make longer distance calls than just a landline phone. The "Motorola DynaTAC 8000X" was best known for its rectangular shape and not needing any lines or cords to be attached to make a call. The popularity of this device grew as more people were intrigued to buy it. Finally, in 1973 -
In 1981, IBM created the world's first motherboard and this brought a whole new aspect into how technology would be seen for the next decades or even centuries to come. It was originally called a planar or a breadboard and later the brand sold it's first personal computer, later that year. The mother board was originally made for computer routers named a "planar". Another slice of history was added to the motherboard the same year. -
During the Winter of 1984, Steve Jobs and the Apple Company together created the first Apple computer called the Macintosh. Apple proved far more successful when the Macintosh was introduced, adding a splashy television advertisement during the SuperBowl. The original price of the device was listed to be around $2,500 US dollars. It was originally released as the Apple Computer and later known as Apple I or Apple Gen-1. -
In 1985, Gary Tarolli introduced the world to what would become the best thing possibly known to man. Video-games. SGI Dogfight took the internet by storm, as many across the globe were interested in having a try at the new trend. The game was originally a demonstration program initially written by Gary Tarolli at Silicon Graphics. It represents landmarks in two key areas of Internet development; games and multicasting, and notable advancement in creating rendered virtual environments. -
In 1987, photoshop was developed by the American Brothers Thomas and John Knoll. In 1988, they later sold it to Adobe and after many modifications, it is what we know today as Adobe Photoshop. Once the brothers sold it to the distribution license, Adobe systems incorporated the platform in 1988. -
In 1991 the first ever webpage was created by computer scientist; Tim Berners-Lee. The name of the website is CERN and it is still up and running to this day. It is considered to be the oldest because it is the first website made ever made. In 2013, the website was relaunched a project to restore the first ever website to keep history in place and on April, 1993, CERN put the World Wide Web software in the public domain. Here is the web:
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In 1994, American Businessmen Jerry Yang and David Filo created an American web services provider named Yahoo. The two Stanford graduates created Yahoo that provided it's users with features like online utilities, information, and quick access to other webpages and websites. In the year 2022, the current revenue of Yahoo is 1.33 billion USD. The creation of the web service provider was a success and both businessmen benefited. Since 1994 the brand has greatly developed and will only continue. -
In 1994, Dutch engineer Jaap Haartsen created a wireless communication system named Bluetooth. Jaap laid the foundations for the system that was eventually known as Bluetooth Wireless Technology. The creation of bluetooth enabled connections between a seemingly endless array of devices. In 2001, bluetooth devices hit the shelves and people were obsessed with the new creation. Eventually, devices like bluetooth speakers, earphones, and mobile devices. Bluetooth was later adopted by other brands. -
During the mid 1990's, Dan Kohn made the first online marketing webpage were people could sell and buy things. It is still up today and it has been up and running for the past twenty-eight years. -
In 1997, an american entrepreneur named Andrew Weinreich launched the internet's first social media platforms that involved popular features such as profiles, friends lists, and school/work affiliations. The webpage is still open for use today and -
In 1996, the world was introduced to a new way of expressing their joy. Memes took the internet by storm as the first meme was made by Robert Lurye and Michael Girard using the "Biped" animation system of character studio. The meme was of a 3D model of a human baby dancing in a circle, and for some strange reason, people found this meme amusing and funny. The model was later adjusted by a development team as one of the character skins for the rendered animation. To this day, it is still famous. -
In 1998, Google was made and people were exposed to a tool that would forever change their lives. The company is known for being browser on a computer, but some don't know that the browser they use to search everyday things are made from a multi-billion dollar company. This company is kept running by technicians, executives, developers, scientists, and much more. Although, over the past decades, there has been a debate brought to light on whether google is the best browser. -
In the summer of the year 2000, LG launched the world's first internet connected refrigerator. Despite the invention not being as popular, these smart-fridges were able to create grocery lists and link to smartphone apps. This fridge also came with features like; controlling the temperature, be alerted if the door is open, and access online recipes based on the content of their fridge. Unfortunately, the consumers of the product claimed that it was too expensive, costing over twenty-thousand. -
In the winter of 2007, Steve Jobs, Scott Forstall, Imran Chaudhri, and many others developed the first Apple Iphone. The team worked together to create a cellular device that could not only meet the needs of its owner, but much more. After months of rumours and speculation about the up and coming device, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, unveiled the first Apple Iphone to the world costing $499 for a 4GB phone and $599 for an 8GB phone(with a two-year contract).