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Ben Goes Kite Flying
Benjamin Franklin flies a kite that collects a charge after being struck by lightning. -
First Loom
Frances Joseph-Marie Jacquard completes his fully automated loom that is programmed by punched cards. -
Morse Code
Samuel Morse invents a code (later called Morse code) that used different numbers to represent the letters of the English alphabet and the then digits. -
Fist Telephone call across the sea
The first telephone call is made across the continent -
Lie Detector
The Polygraph machine aka lie detector is used for the first time. -
Dvorak Keyboard
Dvorak receives a patent for the Dvorak keyboard. -
Calculator
George Stibitz completes the Complex Number Calculator capable of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing complex numbers. This device provides a foundation for digital computers. -
Two-Way Radio
The first handheld two-way radio called the "Handy Talkie" is created by Motorola for the U.S. Army Signal Control. -
Photocopying Patent
Chester Carlson gets patent for electric photography more commonly known today as photocopying. -
Tic-Tac-Toe
Alexander Sandy Douglas created the first graphical computer game of Tic-Tac-Toe on an EDSAC known as "OXO." -
IBM Selectric Typewriter
The first IBM Selectric typewriter is released -
System/360
IBM introduces its System/360, the first of its computers to use interchangeable software and peripheral equipment. -
Apple I
Steve Wozniak designs the first Apple, the Apple I computer , later Wozniak and Steve Jobs co-found Apple Computers on April Fools day. -
Microsoft's Big Buy
Microsoft buys the rights for QDOS from Seattle Computer Products (SCP) for $25,000 -
IMDb
The Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is launched. -
Internet Explorer 3.0
Microsoft releases Internet Explorer 3.0 -
Microsoft saves Apple
Microsoft saves Apple with a $150 million investment -
Napster in Trouble
RIAA sues Napster. -
Wikipedia
Wikipedia is founded. -
Microsoft to Buy Skype
Microsoft announces plans to acquire Skype for $8.5 billion in cash.
