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These are six interesting facts about the history of technology. The first personal computer was invented in 1971, the first microprocessor in 1971, the first video game in 1972, the first cell phone in 1973, the first email in 1971, and the first website in 1991.
The human brain is maturing earlier now than at any other point in history, the average person checks their phone 46 times per day, people can have different blood types, the first successful powered flight was made by the Wright brothers, the canola plant was developed in Canada, and Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.
The microprocessor is a central component of modern computing, and has an interesting history. The first microprocessor was used in the Apollo Guidance Computer, and the first microprocessor-based personal computer was the Altair 8800. The first microprocessor with on-chip memory was the Intel 8086, introduced in 1978. The first microprocessor with on-chip cache was the Intel Pent ium, introduced in 1993.
There are more stars in the universe than there are grains of sand on all the beaches on Earth. The Sun is an average star. There are stars that are much bigger and much hotter. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, contains over 200 billion stars. The nearest star to our Sun is Proxima Centauri, which is 4.24 light years away. There are billions of galaxies in the universe, and each one contains billions of stars. The universe is expanding. All the galaxies are moving away from each other.
Recent studies have found that people who believe in telepathy tend to also believe in other paranormal phenomena, such as ghosts. The majority of people who believe in telepathy are female and introverted .
The average person in America spends over four hours a day staring at their phone, checking it more than 80 times. This is more time than we spend sleeping, and it's having a huge impact on our social lives.
The article covers a brief history of some of the most important inventions in the computer field. Starting with the first integrated circuit in 1958, followed by the first microprocessor in 1971, the first personal computer in 1975, and finishing with the first smartphone in 1992.
Google was founded in 1998 by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, two Stanford University Ph.D. students. The company's name comes from the mathematical term "googol," meaning the number one followed by one hundred zeroes. Google's mission is "to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful." The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California.
