Important Events in Digital History

ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) became operational in 1946.

Vinton Cerf is widely regarded as the father of the internet for his contributions to the development of TCP/IP, the fundamental communication protocols used on the internet.

The Altair 8800, introduced in 1975, is considered the first personal computer.

Apple introduced the first commercially successful smartphone, the iPhone, in 2007.

Facebook is the largest social networking site in the world, with over 2 billion active users.

Google is the most popular search engine in the world, with over 90% of the global search market share.

The World Wide Web became publicly available in 1991.

Douglas Engelbart is credited with inventing the first computer mouse in the 1960s.

The iPad, introduced by Apple in 2010, was the first commercially successful tablet computer.

Google developed the first commercially successful AI assistant, Google Assistant, in 2016.

Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency, emerged in 2009.

Oculus VR introduced the first commercially successful VR headset, the Oculus Rift, in 2016.

YouTube is the largest online video sharing platform, with over 2 billion active users.

Waymo, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., developed the first commercially successful self-driving car.

The first 5G mobile network became commercially available in 2019.