It's been a long, strange trip for this universe we call home. Follow its development and take a peek at what's ahead with the interactive timeline above. Simply click on the text in the graphic timeline to learn more information about that event.
In September of 1918, soldiers at an army base near Boston suddenly began to die. The cause of death was identified as influenza, but it was unlike any strain ever seen. As the killer virus spread across the country, hospitals overfilled, death carts roamed the streets and helpless city officials dug mass graves. It was the worst epidemic in American history, killing over 600,000--until it disappeared as mysteriously as it had begun.
Scientific American, the oldest continuously published magazine in America, has been bringing its readers unique insights about developments in science and technology for more than 150 years.
Seen in more than 100 countries, NOVA is the most watched science television series in the world and the most watched documentary series on PBS. It is also one of television's most acclaimed series, having won every major television award, most of them many times over
"Renaissance," French for "rebirth," perfectly describes the intellectual and economic changes that occurred in Europe from the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries.
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Newscientist.com is the ultimate science portal, offering the same comprehensive editorial coverage as the print edition, drawing on the world's largest network of correspondents in science and technology. Newscientist.com users are professional, influential and educated.
The telephone was first introduced at the Centennial Exposition in 1876 and was an instant success. Although first rented only to "persons of good breeding" and seen as an expensive luxury for doctors and businessmen, the telephone soon transformed American life. Trees gave way to telephone poles as operators known as "hello girls" began to connect a sprawling continent.
This permanent exhibit provides a selective decade-by-decade/year-by-year overview of IBM history. For more detailed information, visit our Documents section where you will find materials containing a comprehensive list of key events and developments in IBM business performance, organization, products and services, alliances, science and technology, facilities and corporate citizenship.
The IBM Archive offers users access to a large number of historical material that covers both the products offered by the company over the years, and the corporate culture that IBM developed during more than a century of business operations. A host of exhibits deal with a wide range of topics from women at IBM to IBM and space flight. One of these exhibits is a lengthy timeline of IBM history that starts in the 1880's and proceeds to the present. The site also provides online access to a great number of documents such as the official announcement of the first IBM personal computer or a collection of quotes and proverbs by company executives. The site also contains images of vintage machines, a few audio files, and a list of links.
Beyond Discovery™: The Path from Research to Human Benefit is a series of articles that trace the origins of important recent technological and medical advances. Each story reveals the crucial role played by basic science, the applications of which could not have been anticipated at the time the original research was conducted
Beyond discovery is a site that analyzes modern events through the lens of scientific discoveries of the past. The purpose is to show that basic advances lead to unforeseeable developments in the future. For example, one of the articles examines how game theory has influenced government-run electromagnetic spectrum auctions. While the earliest game theorists may not have guessed this application of their work, modern observers can see the wide impact of past discoveries. The site offers more than twenty articles in English and as many as five other languages. Another feature is a timeline tool that allows users to view each timelines for each article independently or together with others.
