Technology of the 1990's

World Wide Web

Mar 23, 1990

The world wide web
They started to process the world wide web in 1989. They released it in 1990. The 1990, read only system was called hypertext. The HTML was part of the invisible work that the computer was doing before it gets to what the user sees. This became known as the Web.

Hubble Space Telescope

Apr 25, 1990

The HST was launched in April 1990 and it was a major step toward the study of extraterrestrial elements. The HST has had five service upgrades that have helped scientists and astronauts to study our universe and its characteristics.

DNA Identification

May 8, 1990

Forensic DNA profiling (DNA) is a technique used by forensic scientists to identify individuals by characteristics of their DNA. DNA is very diiferent between non faimly people. Although 99.9% of DNA is the same in all humnas but there is enough to make you differet.

Revival of Electric Cars

Jun 25, 1990

Revival of electric cars
The American government passed the clean air act. This act was that they asked the car companies to make fuel-efficient cars. In 1970 there were concerned about population.

Human Genome Project

Dec 31, 1990

The project was focused on identifying the sequence of chemical base pairs making up DNA. The project was done in 2003, thirteen years after it was started. Its findings have helped scientists unfold many mysteries of genetic sciences and know more about the DNA makeup of human beings.

UltraViolet Water Purifier

Feb 27, 1993

Ashok Gadgil a Civil and Environment Engineering Professor, invented the purifier. The project started at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in Berkeley, California. This invention helped in controlling water-borne diseases in new nations.

Pentium Processor

Jun 4, 1993

The world was already in love with the World Wide Web and its abilities. Computers were not smart enough and fast enough to have the same feeling. The Intel Museum in Santa Clara, California showcases the Pentium as one of its greatest inventions.

IBM Simon

Oct 20, 1993

Was the first smart phone. It was later released as a concept phone in 1993.

Glenn Anderson Transitway

Jul 18, 1994

The Glenn Anderson Transitway, part of Interstate highway 105, opened in Los Angeles. Sensors buried in the pavement monitor traffic flow, and closed-circuit cameras were used to alert officials to accidents so that immediate rescue could be there.

VOIP

Mar 24, 1995

A telecommunications was based in israel. It was the first company to start up in 1995. It was really popular back in the day.

TPC-5CN

Mar 24, 1995

Java Programming Language

May 14, 1995

Boeing 777

Nov 2, 1995

Dollly

Feb 19, 1996

Dolly was the first cloned sheep. She was a world attraction to many animals lovers. She was cloned by DNA technology.

Trilobite

Jan 29, 1997

Apple inc.'s iMac

Jan 30, 1998

Apple was created in the 1990’s and is still going very strong today. Apple is one of the most popular computers in the World today. It is so famous because of its cool features and awesome looks.

Google Story

Apr 27, 1998

Google is one of the biggest inventions of all time. It started as a reshearch project by two students at Stanford U. in 1996. The first name was back rub and it impressed the professors. Today it is the most used search engine in the universe.

Akashi Kaiyo Bridge

May 23, 1998

Opened for public in Japan in early 1998. It is the longest span bridge in the world with a span of 1991 meters. Its overall lenght is 3911 meters long.

Bluetooth

Mar 27, 1999

Bluetooth is a mobile file sharing ability. One of the best things about bluetooth was no cords needed to be connected to the device you are transferring files to. It wasn’t nearly as fast as cable transfers but was a big step into the mobile sharing field.

BlackBerry

Apr 5, 1999

Blackberry was launched in the U.S. in the year 1999. 4 years later it was launched in Germany. Blackberry ruled the smartphone business for quite some time until Google and Apple came into play.