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In1822, a mathmetician by the name Charles Babbage, invented one of the world's first forms of technology: a steam driven calculator. This was the birth of modern technology.
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In 1936, Konrad Zuse created the Z1 computer. This was the first freely programmable computer.
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Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby ivent the intergrated circuit, what we know today as the computer chip
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Douglas Engelbart reveals a prototype of a computer that had a mouse and a GUI. This was the beginnig of computers made availabe to the general public, instead of just scientists and mathemeticians.
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The floppy disk, which stores data, and allows it to be shared among other computers, is invented by Alan Shugart.
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Personal computers are made available to the public. Included is a picture of a compuer commonly known as 'Trash 80''
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Apple creates the first computer with a GUI intended for personal use.
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Microsoft Windows is created, thus creating competition for Apple. .
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The World Wide Web is introduced.
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In 2007, Apple inroduced a mobile cell phone that would allow consumers to acces the internet.
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Although created over a year ago, this wearable technology has not become a part in everyday life.
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The Internet extension ''.com'' is created.
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The term wi-fi is introduced ro the computer world, which connects a device to the internet using this wireless internet . This is now available almost everywhere, including popular restraunt chains like Starbucks and McDonalds, and also hotels.
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This technology may not be availabe for the public in 2020 fotyour average consumer , but soldiers in Iraq, and others that work for the government will likely have access to this technology in the future.
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In the future, it may be possible to project human thougfhts onto a screen.
