Timeline: The Impact of ICT

Sep 7, 1926

First Television

John Logie Baird's created the first moving image and colour television, this is what he was known for. He was educated at Larchfield Academy, Helensburgh and lived in Scotland. At the time when he created the television he was a Consulting Technical Adviser.

Jan 1, 1936

First Computer

This was the first freely programmable computer which was invented by a man called Konrad Zuse. Konrad Zuse was a German and was educated at Technical University of Berlin and then became a engineer.

Jan 1, 1958

First Video Game

Jan 1, 1958

First Computer Game

The first video game was invented by a man called Willy Higinbotham and it was a table-tennis game.

Oct 29, 1969

Internet Invented

On the October 29, 1969, computers at Stanford and UCLA connected for the first time. In effect, they were the first hosts on what would one day become the Internet.

Jan 1, 1972

First Email

With the popularity of emailing, the first modern email program was developed by John Vittal, a programmer at the University of Southern California. The biggest technological advance this program was the addition of "Reply" and "Forward" functionality.

Jan 1, 1973