Technology Over Time

ENIAC - First Computer

Apr 26, 1946

The first computer ever made, during World War II, was as large as a two block radius; a monstruous machine! ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer.

Technology Timeline

Period: Apr 26, 1946 to Apr 26, 2011

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Microwave

Apr 27, 1946

First microwave

Sonotone 1010

Jan 1, 1952

Sonotone 1010 - hearing aid was the first commercial device

Regency TR-1

Jan 1, 1954

First transitor radio

Chip

Apr 27, 1958

First silicon Chip produced by the US Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce

TV8-301

Jan 1, 1960

The first portable TV

Laser

Jan 1, 1960

The first working laser invented by Theodore Harold Maiman

First Calculator

Jan 1, 1966

Texas Instruments introduced its 1st hand-held calculator based on the integrated circuit developed by Jack Kilby in 1958.

First Photocopy Machine

Jan 1, 1968

Chester Carlson was the inventor of the first photocopy machine.

Videogame

Jan 1, 1968

Video game console invented by Ralph H. Baer

CD

Apr 27, 1978

First compact disc created

Laptop

Apr 13, 1980

First Laptop

DynaTAC 800X

Jan 1, 1983

Motorola - first mobile communication

World Wide Web

Apr 27, 1990

World Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee

TiVo

Jan 1, 2000

Records Tv Programs on an internal hard drive

Radio

Jan 1, 2001

Digital Satelite radio invented

IpoD

Oct 23, 2001

First Ipod

Solar Phone

Feb 16, 2009

World's first solar-powered mobile phone

Pocket-size aircraft

Feb 28, 2011

AeroVironment has built the world's first hummingbird spy plane, pocket size aircraft.

Ipad

Apr 27, 2011

New Ipad with many gigas