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Readers Guide

1. Why did cable television become more popular in

the 1980s?

2. How was communication different before the

Information Revolution?

3. Describe Tim Berners-Lees impact on the internet.

4. The first fully functioning computer was built in

1946. Why do you think it took more than 30years

for computers to appear in businesses and homes?

5. Which part of the Information Revolution has had

the biggest impact on your life? Justify your choice.

6. Brainstorm ideas for a new device or system

that can be used to cause the next Information

Revolution. Explain to a friend how your device

or system would work and why you think it

isnecessary.

THE

INFORMATION

Revolu tion

Revolu tion

Stephanie Kraus

Consultant

Jennifer M. Lopez, NBCT, M.S.Ed.

Teacher SpecialistHistory/Social Studies

Office of Curriculum & Instruction

Norfolk Public Schools

Publishing Credits

Rachelle Cracchiolo, M.S.Ed., Publisher

Conni Medina, M.A.Ed., Editor in Chief

Emily R. Smith, M.A.Ed., Content Director

Vronique Bos, Creative Director

Robin Erickson, Art Director

Michelle Jovin, M.A., Associate Editor

Lee Aucoin, Senior Graphic Designer

Image Credits: front cover, p.1 Frank Martin/BIPs/Getty Images; p.5

(top) Internet Archive; p.5 (bottom) Paul Coulomb; p.6 Windell Oskay/

Flickr; p.7 (all) U.S. Army; p.8 AlisonW; p.9 Thomas Nguyen; p.10 (right)

NASA; p.11 Bettmann/Getty Images; p.12 (both) Andrew "FastLizard4"

Adams; p.13 (left) Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images;

p.14 (left) Roberto Brosan, George Segal (sculpture) for TIME; p.14

(right) secretlondon123/Flickr; p.16 (left) Museum of Applied Arts &

Sciences, Australia; pp.16?17 Sal Veder/AP Photo; p.17 (right) Raneko/

Flickr; p.18 Julie Deshaies/Shutterstock; p.19 (top) Doug Wilson/Corbis

via Getty Images; p.19 (bottom) Ruben de Rijcke; p.20 CERN/Science

Source; p.21 (right) Tim Berners-Lee for CERN; p.22 (left) FPS/Newscom;

p.22 (right) Tom Kelley Archive/iStock; p.23 Feature Photo Service/

Newscom; p.25 MailHamdi/Shutterstock; p.28 Ken Wolter/Shutterstock;

p.32 (right) Casimiro PT/Shutterstock; all other images from iStock and/

or Shutterstock.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Kraus, Stephanie, author.

Title: The information revolution / Stephanie Kraus.

Description: First edition. | Huntington Beach : Teacher Created Materials,

2019. | Includes index. | Audience: Ages 7. | Audience: Grades 2-3. |

Summary: "Today, it's hard to imagine life without smartphones and the

internet. But those technologies weren't around 50 years ago. Between

1950 and 2001, the development of technology changed the world. Not only

did it revolutionize the way humans communicate and share information,

it changed the world's economy. This time became known as the

Information Revolution"-- Provided by publisher.

Identiers: LCCN 2019024412 (print) | LCCN 2019024413 (ebook) | ISBN

9781425850777 (paperback) | ISBN 9781425850777 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Telecommunication--History--Juvenile literature. |

Information technology--History--Juvenile literature.

Classication: LCC TK5102.2 .K73 2019 (print) | LCC TK5102.2 (ebook) |

DDC 303.48/33--dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019024412

LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019024413

All companies, websites, and products mentioned in this book are registered

trademarks of their respective owners or developers and are used in this book

strictly for editorial purposes. No commercial claim to their use is made by the

author or the publisher.

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ISBN 978-1-0876-5528-4

Table of Contents

Information at Our Fingertips ...........................

New Technology ..................................................

Apple, Windows, & the World Wide Web .....

Economic Growth .............................................

e Future of Technology ................................

Stage It! ...............................................................

Glossary ..............................................................

Index ...................................................................

Your Turn! ..........................................................

Information at

Our Fingertips

When was the last time you googled something? Did you

know that term didnt mean anything 20 years ago? Today, its

pretty common. It means we are able to look up the answer

to any question we have. All we have to do is go online. It

wasnt always this easy.

The first fully functional digital computer was invented

in 1946. Yet, home computers did not show up for another

30 years. Soon after, the internet took the world by storm.

People could have information at their fingertips. Then,

emails started being sent around the world. Instead of

sending a letter that would arrive in days or weeks, people

could write emails that arrived in seconds. People could buy

and sell goods easier and faster than ever before. These things

helped the world economy grow. New technologies were

created each year. Companies raced to come up with new

ideas first. The competition meant that companies had to

make things better, faster, and cheaper than everyone else.

Suddenly, people were getting information like never

before. People came up with a name for this erathe

Information Revolution.

People can have digital

doctors appointments.

America Online

homepage in 1996

Google It!

Two Stanford University students

created Google in 1998. The name

Google is a play on the word googol .

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