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Television camera tube invented by Zvorkyn.
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First practical sound movie.
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Regularly scheduled television broadcasting begins in the U.S.
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1940s used information science as a discipline.
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1945 Vannevar Bush foresees the invention of hypertext.
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1946 ENIAC computer developed.
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1948 Birth of field-of-information theory proposed by Claude E. Shannon.
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1957 Planar transistor developed by Jean Hoerni.
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1958 First integrated circuit.
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1960s Library of Congress develops LC MARC (machine readable code).
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after the terrorist attacks the goverment made the home land Security this is important beacuseThe CIA, NSA, and FBI are (at least in part) intelligence agencies that gathers information. The Department of Homeland Security is a bit different; it includes stuff like the TSA, the Coast Guard, FEMA, and the Secret Service.
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Computer scientists have created machines that have the balance and agility to walk and run across rough and uneven terrain, making them far more useful in navigating human environments.
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Google has signed a deal with health giant Novartis to produce its groundbreaking smart contact lenses.
The two will first produce a glucose monitoring lens for diabetics and one to treat farsightedness, it was announced.
However, the firm hinted at 'other uses' for the technology - and has recently patented a lens with a built in camera.
