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1960-2012
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Spacewar!
A two player video computer game in which each player takes control of a spaceship and attempts to destroy each other. -
Telcan
The first ever home video recorder -
BASIC
Programming language that first became popular on microcomputers and was designed so non-science students could use it. -
Automatic Teller Machine
Could remotely access people’s electronic bank accounts and translate a desired amount into paper money. -
ARPANET
An early prototype of the Internet that allowed data to be moved in packets around the net. -
Commodore 64
An early gaming system. -
Macintosh 128K
Early personal computer. -
Hubble Space Telescope
A satellite that orbits Earth, taking pictures of the universe. Named after Edwin Hubble, an astronomer -
Dolly the Sheep
First animal to be cloned from an adult cell. She had three mothers: one to provide the egg, one the DNA, and one to carry the embryo to term. -
Ipad 1
The first in a series of tablet computers by Apple.