Timeline of Technology

First Modern Robot 1954

First US Satellite 1958

JFK Pledged $ and Support for Space Program 1960

John Glenn Orbited the Earth 1962

Neil Armstrong Walked on the Moon 1969 That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.”

First Cell Phones 1977

Proliferation of Cell Phones 1987: one million Americans 1997: 55 million Americans 2007: 250 million Americans

First MRI 1977

Voyager Missions Start 1977

First Space Shuttle launched 1981

Sally Ride became first woman astronaut in the US 1983

Internet 1983

Proliferation of the Internet 1983: 1% of information carried by internet 2000: 51% 2007: 97%

First GPS for consumers 1996

Mars Rover 2004

Outsourcing and Offshoring 2004

Telecommuting 17.2 Million Americans by 2008

On-Line Courses All Virginia students have to take an on-line course to graduate starting in 2014