Computers have revolutionized the way we live, work, and play. Here's a look at the history of this amazing technology.
1876: The telephone is invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
1895: Radio is invented by Guglielmo Marconi.
1936: The first electronic computer is invented by Alan Turing.
1941: The first programmable computer is invented by Konrad Zuse.
1958: The integrated circuit is invented by Jack Kilby.
1969: The Internet is created by ARPANET.
1981: The first personal computer is introduced by IBM.
1989: The World Wide Web is invented by Tim Berners-Lee.
1990: The first web browser is created by Tim Berners-Lee.
1991: The first website is created by Tim Berners-Lee.
1993: Mosaic, the first graphical web browser, is created by Marc Andreessen.
1995: JavaScript is invented by Brendan Eich.
1996: The first online bank is created by First Virtual Holdings.
1998: Google is founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin.
2000: The first online pet store is created by Pets.com.
2001: Wikipedia is founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger.
2002: The first online dating site is created by Match.com.
2004: Facebook is founded by Mark Zuckerberg.
2007: The first iPhone is introduced by Apple.
2008: The first Android phone is introduced by HTC.
2010: The iPad is introduced by Apple.
2011: Google+ is launched by Google.
2013: Snapchat is created by Evan Spiegel, Bobby Murphy, and Reggie Brown.
2014: WhatsApp is acquired by Facebook.
2015: The first drone is delivered by Amazon.
2016: Pokemon Go is released by Niantic.
2017: The first self-driving car is tested by Waymo.
2018: Amazon launches Prime Air.
2019: 5G is introduced by Verizon.