Technology History

Timeline

Period: Jan 1, 1940 to Sep 2, 2014

Z3

Aug 2, 1941

Z3The Z3 was a German computer built by Konrad Zuse. The original Z3 was destroyed in a bombing raid of Berlin. However Zuse rebuilt and now it's still in a muesum today.

Eniac

Feb 14, 1946

HistoryWas the first computer invented. It was created by the U.S. Army, it cost $500,000. The Eniac was 1800 ssquare feet.

SWAC

Dec 20, 1950

SWACSWAC stands for Standards Western Automatic Cmputer. It has a companion that is called the SEAC which only tests components. The SWAC it computed things using already developed technology.

LINC

Dec 29, 1960

LINCThe LINC stands for the Laboratory Instrumentation Computer offered the first real laboratory data processing.

First Email

Nov 12, 1971

emailThe first email ever sent was by Ray Tomlinson. He was in the reseach firm called Bolt. Ray was supposed to be working on a different project but instead he was sending the worlds first email.

Tin Toy

May 9, 1988

Tin ToyTin toy was the first computer animated film to win an Academy Award.Also winning a Oscar for the best animated short film. It was first created by PIxar.

Gameboy

Jul 2, 1989

gameboyThe fule name is called the Dot Matrix gameboy, it was the very first gameboy ever released. It was released by NIntendo. The gameboy is the world's best selling game sysem ever.

Netscape

Apr 14, 1994

NetscapeNetscape communications coroporation was orginally founded as a Mosiac communication coroporation. It delevered its first browser in October 1994.

Yahoo

May 10, 1994

yahooYahoo was created by a Stanford graduate. At first it had a huge long name but then he simply renamed it to yahoo. Today is it was one the internet's largest seach engines.

Xbox

Oct 16, 1998

XboxThe first Xbox was created by MIcrosoft. They orginally wanted to call the it the DirectX box. The sysem was meant to run on the Windows 2000.

iPod

Oct 5, 2001

iPodThe first iPod feature a 5.0 GB hard drive. It could also hold up to one thousand songs.It also had a stainless steal case.

Blu-Ray

Feb 19, 2002

Blu-RayCd's didn't have enought room on them to hold all the memory and features that people were demanding so they came up with a Blu-Ray. Blu-Rays can be in high definetion and also in 3D

DS

Nov 21, 2004

DSThe DS was made by NIntendo. The DS has two screens and you can play DS games or gameboy games. Also you can use WiFi on the DS to play with other people, the WiFi is wireless and is only a short distcance.

iPad

Jan 27, 2010

iPadThe iPad was first created in San Fransico. The iPad is 0.5 inches thick and 1.5 pounds. It started a revolution of devices. People began attempting to create the same thing.

CD

Sep 2, 2014

CDCD stands for compact disc. It was originally only created just to transport sound, but then was later created for storage of data. From there they were adapted even further.