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EPISODE · Apr 11, 2020 · 50 MIN

How technology revolutionised our lives

from The History Hour · host BBC World Service

In a special edition of the History Hour, Max Pearson looks back at some of the major technological milestones of recent years. We hear about the Californian computer club where the founders of Apple cut their teeth, about the inventors of the webcam and about the unlikely pioneers of home shopping. Plus, the launch of the iPhone and one of the very first social networks.PHOTO: Len Shustek, former member of the Homebrew Computer Club.

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