Technology History Project

By victoriabledsoe
  • First Z3 Computer Finished

    First Z3 Computer Finished

    Source Konrad Zuse built the first Z3 computer. Using 2,300 relays the Z3 used a floating point binary arithmetic and had a 22-word length.
  • TX-0

    TX-0

    SourceMIT researchers built the TX-0. It was the first general-purpose, programmable computer built with transistors.
  • Integrated Circuit

    Integrated Circuit

    Source Newly emplowed by Texas Instramets, Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce introduced the Intergrated Circuit iin July 1958/ They unveiled the first working integrated circuit in Septemeber.
  • First Desktop

    First Desktop

    SourceFIrst programable calculator computer. More desktop models were introduced in 1971, leading to a model programmable in BASIC in 1972.
  • Nova

    Nova

    SourceThe Data General Corporation, was started by a group of engineers that had left Digital Equipment Corporation. They introduced the Nova, with 32 kilobytes of memory, for $8,000.
  • ARPANET- First Internet

    ARPANET- First Internet

    [ARPANET](<a href='http://http://www.edn.com/electronics-blogs/edn-moments/4399541/ARPANET-establishes-1st-computer-to-computer-link--October-29--1969)' >Source</a> The US Departmnt of Defense created the first network for militar purposes. The TCP/IP protocol was created and we still use this process today.
  • First Email

    First Email

    The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself in 1971. "The test messages were entirely forgettable. . . . Most likely the first message was QWERTYIOP or something similar," he said.
  • First Personal Computer

    First Personal Computer

    SourceThe Xerox Alto was the first computer designed for personal use. The first computer to use the desktop metaphor.
  • Apple 1

    Apple 1

    Source Fist single board computer designed for hobbyists, built by Steven Wozniak. He and his best friend, Steve Jobs, started Apple Computer Inc. this year.
  • Ps/2 Machines

    Ps/2 Machines

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    BM introduced its PS/2 machines. This made the 3 1/2-inch floppy disk drive and video graphics array standard for IBM computers.
  • First Smartphone

    First Smartphone

    SourceThe firsy smartphone was developed by IBM and Bellsouth. Although it is basic compared to todays smartphones, it was the first to have a touchscreen and email access.
  • Bluetooth

    Bluetooth

    Source Wireless technology for echanging data over short distances. Invented by Erricson.
  • Facebook

    Facebook

    SourceFacebook is a social network funded my Mark Zuckerburg in his Harvard dorm room. It quickly expanded to the largest online social network.
  • IPad

    IPad

    Source Apple unveils the Ipad, the first tablet. This changes the way consumers view media.
  • Apple Watch

    Apple Watch

    Source FIrst smartwatch, developed by Apple Inc. A mini computer on your wrist.