http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet See the invention and evolution of personal computers and the internet. en Copyright 2013, History.com Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-06-18T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo1 Magnetic tape reels, like the ones shown here, were an early form of data storage. In use for over 50 years, they remained the standard for large computer systems until the mid-1980s. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo2 NASA was a pioneer in the use of computers, integrating the technology in the Apollo spacecraft navigation and guidance systems. This image from the 1970s shows a man sitting at a NASA Mission Control monitoring station in Houston, Texas. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo3 The original work bench of Hewlett-Packard founders Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard sits in a garage behind their former home where the company was founded in 1938. HP has restored the garage and open it up as a museum to the public. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo4 In 1976, high school friends Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs built their first computer -- the Apple 1. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo5 By the mid-1980s, personal computers were becoming more widely available and affordable. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo6 In 1975, Bill Gates founded Microsoft, a software company whose Windows operating system transformed the personal computer. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo7 Tim Berners-Lee, a physicist and computer scientist, is credited as one of the inventors of the World Wide Web. In December 1990, with the help of Robert Cailliau, he initiated the first successful communication between a computer and a server, a critical step in the development in the internet. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo8 The European Nuclear Research Center (CERN) was the location of the first successful communication over the web. Seen here is the original computer terminal on which the world wide web was born. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo9 By the mid-1990s the internet was becoming an increasingly important part of everyday life. This image, from 1999, shows a stockbroker monitoring information over the internet on multiple screens. http://www.history.com/photos/inventions-computers-and-internet/photo9