HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY INVENTORS
Jul 07, 2015
H I S T O R Y O F T E C H N O L O G Y
I N V E N T O R S
C R E A T E S
• Computers were huge but
not to powerful
• Mostly used for science and
business, nobody had a
computer at home
L A R G E
C O M P U T E R S
1976
M I C R O S O F T
& A P P L E
• In 1975 they were the first
computers in homes
• Windows computer invented
by Bill Gates (Microsoft)
• Apple computer by Steve
Jobs (Apple)
I N V E N T T H E P E R S O N A L
C O M P U T E R ( P C )
Dad with
Apple
Computer
at Age 14
in 1990
B I L L G A T E S
S T E V E J O S
1976
1975
TIMELINE
BIG
Computers
1976
SMALLComputers
2014
TODAY
1990
Dad’s First Computer
2006
LENNON
2010LULA
M I C H A E L D E L L
M A K E S
• Companies started buying
computers for every
employee
• Computers sold went from
the thousands to the millions
A F F O R D A B L E
C O M P U T E R S 1992
Y O U N G E S T
C E O O F
F O R T U N E 5 0 0
C O M P A N Y
1975
TIMELINE
BIG
Computers
1976
SMALLComputers
20141992
CHEAPComputers
1995
WEBComputers
Dad works on first website1997
1999
Mom visits first website
M I C R O S O F T
W I N D O W S
E V E R Y B O D Y H A S F E W P E O P L EA P P L E M A C
A L M O S T W E N T
O U T O F
B U S I N E S S I N
1 9 9 7
1995-20001995-2000
A P P L E R E - I N V E N T S I T S E L F
1997-2007W I T H L O T S O F N E W P R O D U C T S
S T E V E J O B S
A M A Z I N G
P R E S E N T O R
A P P L E I N V E N T S
S M A R T P H O N E
2007
iPhone
Cell phones were boring.Used for calling and texting
The iPhone was fun!Everything was an App!
M A R K
Z U C K E R B E R G
F A C E B O O K
2008
2 5 0
M I L L I O N
F A C E B O O K
U S E R S
2004N O
U S E R Swww.facebook.com
Share photos
Facebook on
iPhoneChat with friends
See what friends are doing
1975
TIMELINE
BIG
Computers
1976
SMALLComputers
20141992
CHEAPComputers
1995
WEBComputers
2007
FUNComps & Cell
2008
SHAREFacebook
Y A H O O & G O O G L E
O N L I N E S E A R C H2010
F I N D
N E W S
A N D
W E B
S I T E S
F I N D
A N Y
T H I N G
O N T H E
W E B
J E R R Y Y A N & D A V I D F I L O
Y A H O O . C O M
Y A H O O . C O M
S T A R T E D I N 1 9 9 4
G O O G L E . C O M
S T A R T E D I N 1 9 9 8
L A R R Y P A G E & S E R G E Y B R I N
G O O G L E . C O M
A M A Z O N & E B A Y
O N L I N E S H O P P I N G2010
J E F F B E Z O S , A M A Z O N . C O M
F O U N D E R & M E G W H I T M A N
S E L L S
M O R E
B O O K S
T H E N A L L
B O O K
S T O R E S
S E L L S
E V E R Y
T H I N G
A P P SA P P L E
I N V E N T S
I P A D
20112 5 M I L L I O N D O W N L O A D S
L U L A I S 1
Y E A R O L D
C O M P U T E R M O U S E
C L I C K
1963 20142010
B E C O M E S T O U C H
2007
2014
6 B I L L I O N
C E L L P H O N E
U S E R S
V S . F I N G E R
M O S T P E O P L E
S T I L L U S E A
M O U S E A T
W O R K
1975
TIMELINE
BIG
Computers
1976
SMALLComputers
20141992
CHEAPComputers
1995
WEBComputers
2007
FUNComps & Cell
2008
SHAREFacebook
2011
AppsiPad
NewFuture
W H O W I L L H E L P N E X T
W I T H
C O M P U T E R S
2014
N E W A P P L E
C O M P U T E R SC O M P U T E R
G L A S S E SS E L F -
D R I V I N G
C A R S
R O B O T S ?
W H A T D O Y O U
W A N T T O S E E I N T H E
F U T U R E ?