The history of technology time line 1900

The History of Technology Time Line 1900 - Present

1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 20101900 2020

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1900 - 1910

1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910

The First WaveAgricultural Age

George Washington Carver The Model T

Pavlov

Antiquities Act of 1906

Flatiron BuildingElementary School

TeddyBear

FordGM

http://www.agclassroom.org/gan/timeline/ag_trade.htm


http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventors/a/GWC.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Car_History.htm

http://my-ecoach.com/project.php?id=12152&project_step=28173

http://www.nps.gov/history/local-law/anti1906.htm



http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=114793

http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/dewey/dewey.html

http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/acs/1890s/dewey/dewey.html

http://www.bartleby.com/53/

http://www.bartleby.com/53/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Motor_Company

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Motors

1910-1920

1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920

The First WaveAgricultural AgeEnds around 1920 with the Invention of the Assembly Line

Mechanical Pencil super heterodyne radio circuit

Watson

BobbitGrand Central opened

Art Nouveau period

Titanic Sank

National Women’sParty FormedSkinner

BoeingL.L. Bean





http://penpencils.lifetips.com/cat/60777/history-of-the-pencil/index.html

http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/twentieth_2.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/timelines/a/twentieth_2.htm



http://www.aviewoncities.com/nyc/grandcentralterminal.htm

http://www.nga.gov/feature/nouveau/exhibit_intro.shtm

http://www.titanic1.org/

http://www.sewallbelmont.org/mainpages/aboutus_nwp-history.html

http://www.sewallbelmont.org/mainpages/aboutus_nwp-history.html

http://www.essortment.com/all/skinnerbf_rcde.htm

http://www.boeing.com/history/boeing/johnson.html

http://www.llbean.com/customerService/aboutLLBean/background.html#BEGINNINGS

1920 - 1930

1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930

The Second WaveIndustrial Age

Robot inventedInsulin Invented

TelevisionTolman

Pressey

Chrysler BuildingMiss America

Disney NBC

Art Deco

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Industrial_Revolution


http://inventors.about.com/od/rstartinventions/a/RobotStory.htm

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bldiabetes.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/xzstartinventors/a/Zworykin.htm



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_Building

http://www.missamerica.org/our-miss-americas/miss-america-history.aspx

http://corporate.disney.go.com/corporate/complete_history_1.html

http://www.nbcuni.com/About_NBC_Universal/Company_Overview/overview09.shtml

http://www.retropolis.net/history.html

1930 - 1940

1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940

The Second Wave ContinuedIndustrial Age

Spiral NotebookBall point penTyler

BagelyMonopoly

Dick and JaneTupperware Hewlett-Packard

National ArtGallery

Public WorksOf Art



http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/07/15/first-spiral-notebook/

http://www.ideafinder.com/history/inventions/ballpen.htm



http://www.monopolycollector.com/

http://www.tagnwag.com/dick_and_jane_books.html

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Tupperware-Corporation-Company-History.html

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/abouthp/histnfacts/timeline/hist_30s.html

http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ggfound/ggfound-main1.html

http://www.nga.gov/collection/gallery/ggfound/ggfound-main1.html

http://www.wpamurals.com/history.html

http://www.wpamurals.com/history.html

1940 - 1950

1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950


computers Velcro

Baby Boom

TV Dinners

Rockefeller Center

Abstract Expressionism

Military Production

Transistor



http://www.ehow.com/about_5403355_history-computers-classroom.html

http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa091297.htm

http://www.bbhq.com/bomrstat.htm

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/tvdinner.html

http://www.rockefellercenter.com/art-and-history

http://www.rockefellercenter.com/art-and-history

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/abs-expr.html

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/tl/20th/abs-expr.html

http://www.allpar.com/history/military/preparing.html

http://www.allpar.com/history/military/preparing.html

http://www.cedmagic.com/history/transistor-1947.html

1950 - 1960

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960


Overhead ProjectorBarcodeSkinner

Bloom

Rosa Parks

Televisions17 Million

Suburb For Soldiers

United Nations

LaserCredit Card



http://www.brighthub.com/computing/hardware/articles/39556.aspx

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blbar_code.htm



http://www.grandtimes.com/rosa.html

http://www.tvhistory.tv/index.html

http://www.tvhistory.tv/index.html

http://www.capitalcentury.com/1951.html

http://www.capitalcentury.com/1951.html

http://inventors.about.com/od/lstartinventions/a/laser.htm

http://www.creditcards.com/credit-card-news/credit-cards-history-1264.php

1960 - 1970

1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970


The Third WaveInformation Age

LCD ProjectorCompact Disc

BrunerKeller Plan

To Kill a Mockingbird

Phonics

Gateway Arch

Andy Warhol Sesame Street

Wal-Mart



http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCD_projector#History

http://inventors.about.com/od/qrstartinventors/a/CD.htm



http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/harperle.htm

http://www.aate.org.au/files/documents/Phonics.pdf

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/438205/history_of_the_st_louis_gateway_arch.html

http://www.artchive.com/artchive/W/warhol.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Sesame_Street

http://walmartstores.com/aboutus/297.aspx

1970 - 1980

1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980


Calculators

Grade book Software

Rubik Cube

Education of all handicappedChildren Act of 1975

AliceAycock

SearsStarbucks

Microsoft



http://www.vintagecalculators.com/html/calculator_time-line.html

http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/columnists/poole/poole009.shtml

http://www.rubiks.com/world/history.php

http://public.findlaw.com/bookshelf-disability-rights-laws/anchor65310.html

http://public.findlaw.com/bookshelf-disability-rights-laws/anchor65310.html

http://www.aaycock.com/abouttheartist.html

http://www.aaycock.com/abouttheartist.html

http://www.destination360.com/north-america/us/illinois/chicago/sears-tower-skydeck

http://me.starbucks.com/en-US/_About+Starbucks/History+of+Starbucks.htm

http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/features/2000/sept00/09-0525bookff75.mspx

1980 - 1990

1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990


Post-it NotesWindows createdGardner

Papert

Columbia UniversityAccepts Women

Columbia SpacecraftLaunched

Irises

Museum of Modern Art

CNN

First Personal Computer



http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/frysilver.html

http://inventors.about.com/od/mstartinventions/a/Windows.htm



http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_events/symposia/history_women_timeline.html

http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_events/symposia/history_women_timeline.html

http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/index.html

http://www.nasa.gov/columbia/home/index.html

http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-1353738.html

http://www.answers.com/topic/museum-of-modern-art

http://www.answers.com/topic/museum-of-modern-art

http://www.turner.com/about/corporate_history.html



1990 - 2000

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000


InternetInteractive Board

ColumbineG.E.Goes Online

Amazon

Interactive computer-Assisted performance CAD CAM

InternetTakes off



http://nces.ed.gov/surveys/frss/publications/2001071/

http://www.ehow.com/facts_6976419_history-interactive-whiteboards.html

http://vanessawest.tripod.com/columbine-4.html

http://www.ge.com/innovation/timeline/eras/leading_the_way.html

http://www.ge.com/innovation/timeline/eras/leading_the_way.html

http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Amazoncom-Inc-Company-History.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music#The_2000s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_music#The_2000s

http://www.cadazz.com/cad-software-history-1998-1999.htm

http://www.enotes.com/1990-science-technology-american-decades/internet-society

http://www.enotes.com/1990-science-technology-american-decades/internet-society

2000 - 2010

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

The Fourth WaveCommunication Age

IPod YouTubeLODAS Merrienboer

KmartAmazon First Profit Comcast

Digital ArtMichael

Jackson

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-08-mesh-networking_x.htm

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/andrewkantor/2005-12-08-mesh-networking_x.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/istartinventions/a/iPod.htm

http://inventors.about.com/od/xyzstartinventions/a/YouTube.htm

http://money.cnn.com/2002/01/22/companies/kmart/

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-819688.html

http://news.cnet.com/2100-1017-819688.html