1977 ⟶ Mass Production of Personal Computers Begins
Introduction of the first mass-produced personal computers.
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🏭 Bessemer Process Revolutionizes Steel Production
Bessemer process enables steel to be mass-produced.⟶
Industrial RevolutionSteelMetallurgyManufacturingMass ProductionEconomic Development
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United States🚜 Harry Ferguson Patents the Three-Point Hitch
Harry Ferguson, patents the Three-point hitch equipment linkage system for tractors.⟶
AgricultureFarmingMechanical EngineeringIndustrial Revolution
United KingdomUnited States💊 Penicillin Mass Production Begins
Howard Florey Mass production of penicillin⟶
MedicineAntibioticsWorld War IIAlexander FlemingPublic Health
United KingdomUnited States💻 ARPANET and NPL Implement Packet Switching
The NPL network followed by the ARPANET implement packet switching for data communication, drawing on the concepts and designs of Donald Davies, and Paul Baran. These are considered precursors to the modern Internet.⟶
InternetInformation TechnologyDigital Revolution
United StatesUnited Kingdom💻 Mass Production of Personal Computers Begins
Introduction of the first mass-produced personal computers.⟶
Computer RevolutionSteve JobsSoftware Development
United StatesUnited Kingdom💻 Public Online Services Launched: CompuServe, MicroNET, and Prestel
Public dialup information, messaging and e-commerce services, were pioneered through CompuServe and RadioShack's MicroNET, and the UK's Post Office Telecommunications Prestel services.⟶
InternetOnline ServicesTelecommunicationsE-commerce
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