The History of the Computer/Internet

Products

1804 Jacquard Loom - A loom that simplified the textile making process.

People

1942 J.V. Antanasoff/Clifford Berry - These two men helped invent the first ever automatic electronic digital computer.

Companies

1911 IBM - The biggest technology patenting location known for patenting many of the products on this list.

1936 Turing Machine - A mathematical model of computation that can form complex, abstract logic algorithms.

1945 ENIAC - This was the first general purpose computer.

1950/2002 COBOL/FORTRAN - FORTRAN was the initial standard coding language for computers but it was replaced by COBOL in 2002.

1960s Integrated Circuit - A set of electronic circuits on a chip that have made modern phones, computers, etc. possible

1963 GUI - A form of user interface that allows people using technology to use icons and visuals.

1966 DRAM - A data storing device with an external circuit.

1971 Floppy Disk - A thin storage disk that was both flexible and magnetic.

1980 Ethernet - This is now widely used in computer networking tech and different networks to transfer data--even at long distances.

1946 The Personal Computer - A computer that can be operated by a singular person, later in the home.

1978 VisiCalc/Wordstar - The first spreadsheet and word processing app respectively.

1975 Microsoft (Founding) - This was one of the first big tech companies that has surpassed Apple as most valuable publicly traded company.

1976 Apple (Founding) - This company made the first widely recognized smartphone and continues to be a popular producer of new tech.

1983 Apple "Lisa" - One of the first personal computers to use graphics that can be interacted with.

1985 Microsoft Windows - An operating system made by Microsoft that makes it easier to navigate computers.

1985 Symbolics.com - This was the first registered website with the .com domain.

1993 HTML - This is the markup language for building websites (it is now the standard).

1998 Google - A search engine that helps navigate the net.

1998 WiFi - This helps people communicate with a wider range of options -- making devices more portable.

2006 Facebook - A social media site that has become a huge platform.

2005 YouTube - A video sharing website that allows users to upload their own content and view others content for free.

2007 iPhone - This was the first widely used smartphone.

2010 iPad - A tablet computer that allows portable internet searches, gaming, etc.