1. Timeline of Technology

2. First Modern Robot 1954

3. First US Satellite 1958

4. JFK Pledged $ and Support for Space Program 1960

5. John Glenn Orbited the Earth 1962

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

7. First Cell Phones 1977

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

9. First MRI 1977

10. Voyager Missions Start 1977

11. First Space Shuttle launched 1981

12. Sally Ride became first woman astronaut in the US 1983

13. Internet 1983

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

15. First GPS for consumers 1996

16. Mars Rover 2004

17. Outsourcing and Offshoring 2004

18. Telecommuting 17.2 Million Americans by 2008

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