Fujio Masouka was born in Japan in 1943. He worked with metal oxide semiconductor memory. He invented a more improved EEPROM he called "flash" memory in 1981. Flash: solid-state memory that can be quickly erased and written to. It changed electronics. It enables cell phones.
The 8-track player was made in the 1960s. Audiocassette emerged as dominant in the 1980s. The VCR was developed in 1977. The laserdisc was made in 1978. Sony and Philips partnered in 1979 on the standard CD format. They developed the CD-ROM format in 1985. It made Netflix possible. It transformed console gaming.
Carphones appeared in the 1940s. Bell Labs developed cellular concept beginning in 1947. It took 20 years for tech to develop. Martin Cooper led cell phone development at Motorola. The Cellphone was invented in 1973 and connects users to the landline network through radio. It is also good in case of an emergency.
Tim Berners-Lee was born in England in 1955. His degree was in physics. He worked in telecom industry. He joined CFRN in 1980. Scientist difficulty sharing files. He invented the World Wide Web in 1990-1991. The WWW stores info. The first web site explained how to use it. Internet consortium formed in 1994. It was purchased from America Online. Shopping is now online. Business is transformed.
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