Tag: "history"

Sharing & Communication Though The Ages

Sharing & Communication Though The Ages

In our current fast moving world of social media, the following infographic, developed by moo.com, takes a look back over all of human history to see how sharing and communication has evolved through cave paintings, carrier pigeons, newspapers and eventually to social media as we use it today.

Kids: How Things Have Changed from 1982 to 2012

Kids: How Things Have Changed from 1982 to 2012

You may currently be the parent of a teenager and wondering what the hell you’ve gotten yourself into. But do you have it worse than parents of the past? We all know that kids will be kids, but how much do they change over the course of a generation?This fun infographic from Best Education Degrees compares kids as they are today to how they were 30 years ago.

The Evolution of Programming

The Evolution of Programming

From 1954 to present day, programming languages have evolved to change technology in many ways. This new infographic from Wikibon takes a brief look at the evolution of programming and how the languages have changed to create advanced technological devices.

Consumer Electronics Show History

Consumer Electronics Show History

The Consumer Electronics Show is North America’s largest annual trade show of any kind, and next week they will be celebrating their 45th anniversary. In honor of this, the online auction site YouNeverLose.com decided to create an infographic that highlights some of the more memorable products that were launched at CES, as well as a few milestones for the show itself.

Carland: A Century of Automobiles in America

Carland: A Century of Automobiles in America

This Infographic patterned after the popular “Candy Land” board game provides information of the history of the automobile as well as highways, accidents and other motor related information in the United States.

History of Internet Nicknames

History of Internet Nicknames

The first two nodes of the Internet (then known as ARPANET) went online on October 29, 1969. After successfully transmitting the word “LOG,” ARPANET crashed. The word “Internet” didn’t come about until 1974 and there have been plenty of other nicknames used over the years and still today.

70th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor

70th Anniversary of Attack on Pearl Harbor

70 years ago today, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, “a day that will live in infamy,” in the words of President Franklin Roosevelt, an attack that thrust the United States into World War II. This Infographic shows the events that took place that fateful day.