Facts on Tech

  1. The first electronic computer, called the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), was created in 1945. It weighed 30 tons and was about the size of a small room.
  2. The first mobile phone was invented in 1973 by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper. It weighed 2.5 pounds and cost $3,995.
  3. The first website, which provided information about the World Wide Web project, was launched on August 6, 1991, by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee.
  4. The world’s first email was sent in 1971 by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson. The message read “QWERTYUIOP” and was sent between two computers that were sitting right next to each other.
  5. The first video game was invented in 1958 by physicist William Higinbotham. The game was called “Tennis for Two” and was played on an oscilloscope.
  6. The first commercial CD player was introduced in 1982 by Sony and Philips. It cost $900 and could play only audio CDs.
  7. The first digital camera was invented in 1975 by Kodak engineer Steve Sasson. It weighed 8 pounds and took black-and-white photos with a resolution of 0.01 megapixels.
  8. The first Apple Macintosh computer was introduced in 1984. It had a 9-inch black-and-white screen, a 3.5-inch floppy disk drive, and a price tag of $2,495.
  9. The first 1-gigabyte hard drive was introduced by IBM in 1980. It was the size of a refrigerator and cost $40,000.
  10. The first USB flash drive was introduced in 2000 by IBM. It had a storage capacity of 8 megabytes and cost $50.
  11. The first electronic computer was called the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC), and it was created in 1945.
  12. The first mobile phone was invented in 1973 by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper.
  13. The first website was launched on August 6, 1991, by British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee.
  14. The world’s first email was sent in 1971 by computer engineer Ray Tomlinson.
  15. The first video game was invented in 1958 by physicist William Higinbotham.
  16. The first commercial CD player was introduced in 1982 by Sony and Philips.
  17. The first digital camera was invented in 1975 by Kodak engineer Steve Sasson.
  18. The first Apple Macintosh computer was introduced in 1984.
  19. The first 1-gigabyte hard drive was introduced by IBM in 1980.
  20. The first USB flash drive was introduced in 2000 by IBM.
  21. The first touchscreen smartphone was the IBM Simon, introduced in 1993.
  22. The first smartwatch was the Seiko RC-1000, introduced in 1984.
  23. The first search engine was called Archie, and it was created in 1990.
  24. The first social media platform was Six Degrees, launched in 1997.
  25. The first YouTube video was uploaded on April 23, 2005.
  26. The first tweet was sent by Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey on March 21, 2006.
  27. The first emoji was created in 1999 by Shigetaka Kurita, a Japanese designer.
  28. The first e-book was created in 1971 by Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg.
  29. The first computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart in 1963.
  30. The first laptop computer was the Osborne 1, introduced in 1981.
  31. The first word processor was introduced by Wang Laboratories in 1976.
  32. The first digital assistant was the Apple Newton, introduced in 1993.
  33. The first Wi-Fi enabled device was the iBook G3, introduced by Apple in 1999.
  34. The first GPS satellite was launched in 1978.
  35. The first robot was created by George Devol in 1954.
  36. The first 3D printer was invented in 1984 by Chuck Hull.
  37. The first virtual reality headset was the Sega VR, introduced in 1993.
  38. The first commercially available smartphone was the IBM Simon, introduced in 1993.
  39. The first computer virus was created in 1983 by a programmer named Fred Cohen.
  40. The first computer game was Spacewar!, created in 1962 by Steve Russell.

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