Technology

Technology Timeline

  • The atomic bomb

    The atomic bomb

  • Microwave oven invented by  Percy Spencer

    Microwave oven invented by Percy Spencer

  • Videocassette recorder invented by  Ampex

    Videocassette recorder invented by Ampex

  • Laser invented by  Theodore Harold Maiman

    Laser invented by Theodore Harold Maiman

  • Optical disc invented by  David Paul Gregg

    Optical disc invented by David Paul Gregg

  • Computer mouse invented by  Douglas Engelbart

    Computer mouse invented by Douglas Engelbart

  • Video game console invented by  Ralph H. Baer

    Video game console invented by Ralph H. Baer

  • The moon landing - Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon

    The moon landing - Neil Armstrong sets foot on the moon

  • E-mail invented by  Ray Tomlinson

    E-mail invented by Ray Tomlinson

  • Pocket calculator invented by  Sharp Corporation

    Pocket calculator invented by Sharp Corporation

  • Floppy Disk invented by  David Noble with IBM

    Floppy Disk invented by David Noble with IBM

  • Personal computer invented by  Xerox PARC

    Personal computer invented by Xerox PARC

  • Camcorder invented by  Sony

    Camcorder invented by Sony

  • World Wide Web invented by  Tim Berners-Lee

    World Wide Web invented by Tim Berners-Lee

  • Fuel cell bike invented by Aprilia.

    Fuel cell bike invented by Aprilia.

  • Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod

    Apple Computers publicly announced their portable music digital player the iPod

  • Digital satellite radio

    Digital satellite radio

  • Virtual keyboard invented by Canesta and VKB.

    Virtual keyboard invented by Canesta and VKB.

  • Ice Bike invented by Dan Hanebrink

    Ice Bike invented by Dan Hanebrink

  • YouTube - the online video sharing and viewing community - was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim.

    YouTube - the online video sharing and viewing community - was invented in 2005 by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley and Jawed Karim.