A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION

We’re all living in the

information age. From
healthcare to
education, technology
has transformed our
Facebook is born, and The iPhone is launched Apple’s launch of the Google begins lives, and the digital
a new age of social and smartphones usage iPad propels tablet testing driverless revolution shows no
media begins explodes computers into the cars sign of slowing down
mainstream

2003 2004 2005 2007 2009 2010 2011 2012 2016 Present Day

Skype launches YouTube launches Bitcoin becomes The virtual reality

instantly Commercial
with a video of the the first widely
connecting introduction of headset, Oculus
site’s co-founder at accepted fully
people around 3D printers Rift, becomes
the zoo: a clip that digital currency
Broadband is the world available to
has garnered almost
introduced to the via video consumers
40 million views
UK, providing
much faster 2000
internet access
Tim Berners Lee
Smartphone is CERN’s web browser invents the World
released, supporting software is released Wide Web whilst
calls, email and fax for public use working at CERN

1999 1997 1994 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988

Bluetooth Launch of first modern Commercial dial up 0.05% of people are A fully digital
technology is social media site – Six internet becomes using the internet camera is
introduced to Degrees available, cue released, offering
the world screeching noises storage for up to
10 photos
First mobile phone
1984 launched, costing
The laptop ~$4,000. A 10-hour
First commercially charge provides 30
computer is born,
available computer First email is sent, minutes use
sporting a screen
The transistor is invented: released, for reading something
little bigger than
data transfer devices that simple arithmetic along the lines of:
a matchbox
underpin digital tech and data handling QWERTYUIOP

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An early pager is APRANET network Games console released, ABBA become the first
launched for established: an early along with precursor to artists to have an
physicians in precursor to the internet the iconic game Pong album produced on CD
New York City