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The Web at 20 and at 25
25 years ago today (March 12, 1989), Tim Berners-Lee circulated a proposal for “Mesh” (later to be known as the World Wide Web) to his management at CERN. 45 years ago this year (October 29, 1969), the first ARPANET (later to be known as … Continue reading
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Acquisitions by Apple, Amazon, Google, Yahoo, and Facebook, 1999-2014 (Infographic)
by TechCrunch. Explore more infographics like this one on the web’s largest information design community – Visually.
Posted in Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, Infographics, IT history, Yahoo
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Timeline of Statistics
Timeline of statistics Source: Significance
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Bob Metcalfe, Bob Sproull, and Alan Kay Celebrating Butler Lampson (Video)
http://research.microsoft.com/apps/video/default.aspx?id=209384 From MITnews: As one of the founders of Xerox’s Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), Lampson helped create the Alto, the first computer to feature a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI) — the progenitor of both the Apple … Continue reading
Posted in Computer history, Computer Networks, Security, Xerox
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The impact of electrical engineering on 21st century innovation (Infographic)
Source: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Posted in Computer history, Engineering, Infographics, Social Impact
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The Internet Geography Visualized
Source: deviantART HT: Gizmodo
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Facebook Launched
Ten year ago today, Harvard Sophomore Mark Zuckerberg launched “Thefacebook” from his dorm room. Membership was initially restricted to students of Harvard College, and within the first month, more than half the undergraduate population at Harvard was registered on the service. … Continue reading
The Telegraph RFP
Today in 1837, The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution requesting the Treasury Secretary, Levi Woodbury, to report to the House at its next session, “upon the propriety of establishing a system of telegraphs for the United States.” Richard … Continue reading
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Computer Use and Internet Trends in the United States 1984-2012
Posted in History, Internet access, PCs, Social Impact
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The Present is Not What it Used to Be: Asimov’s 1964 Predictions for 2014
Visit to the World’s Fair of 2014 The New York Times August 16, 1964 By ISAAC ASIMOV The New York World’s Fair of 1964 is dedicated to “Peace Through Understanding.” Its glimpses of the world of tomorrow rule out thermonuclear warfare. … Continue reading
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