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It took the Agricultural and Industrial revolutions nearly three centuries to transform the world, but the Digital Revolution has produced more change in the last 80 years than the other two combined. How this third revolution occurred is the riveting story told in this groundbreaking seven part series-- From Computers to Artificial Intelligence: A History.

Program 2: 1952 - 1964 In the second program, 1952 to 1964, computer-programming languages take a leap forward and semiconductors replace tubes as the main switching component in computers. Chapter List 1952 - Bill Daniels Cable TV 1952 - Grace Hopper Creates COBOL 1953 - Remington Rand Releases the First Open-source Software 1955 - John McCarthy Coins the Terms "Artificial Intelligence" 1958 - Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce Invent the Integrated Circuit 1963 - General Electric's Release of IDS - the First Database 1964 - Moore's Law

In the third program, 1964 to 1979, computer programs become patentable, email becomes a reality and Bill Gates and Paul Allen found Microsoft, one of the Giants of the digital age. Chapter List 1964 - Thomas J. Watson Jr. Announces IBM's 360 Mainframe Computer 1968 - The First Software Patent is Issued 1969 - J.C.R. Licklider Brings the Internet into Existence 1971 - Ray Tomlinson Invents Email 1972 - Allan Alcorn Initiates the Video Game Industry 1975 - Bill Gates and Paul Allen Found Microsoft

In the fourth program, 1976 to 1993, Apple Computers is founded, the World Wide Web becomes a reality and artificial intelligence takes baby steps forward. Chapter List 1976 - Steve Jobs and the Apple Computer Story 1979 - VisiCalc, the First Electronic Spreadsheet 1980 - Ted Turner Launches CNN 1981 - Explanation Based Learning (EBL) is Introduced by Gerald Dejong 1989 - World Wide Web is Invented Tim Berners-Lee The 1990s Machine Learning Shifts from Knowledge-driven to Data-driven

In the fifth program, 1994 to 2002, the Internet boom comes online with the founding of tech giants including Yahoo … Amazon … Google … And eBay. At the same time computers make it possible for robots to make their way into manufacturing and the home. 1994 - Jerry Yang Co-founds Yahoo! 1994 - AT&T's PersonaLink Services Introduces "The Cloud" 1994 - Jeff Bezos Founds Amazon 1997 - Pierre Omidyar Changes His Company's Name to eBay 1998 - Google is Founded 2002 - The First Robot for the Home

In the sixth program, 2003 to 2013, social media takes center stage in people’s lives … Deep learning becomes a reality … And the new digital economy disrupts existing industries, such as hospitality … News … And transportation. Chapter List 2003 - Mark Zuckerberg Launches Facebook 2005 - Blogging YouTube's Video Sharing Democratizes Traditional Media 2006 - Geoffrey Hinton Coins the Term "Deep Learning" 2009 - Google Maps uses Artificial Intelligence to Control Traffic Flow 2013 - Sharing Economy Pioneers Airbnb and Uber 2013 - Netflix' Reed Hastings Produces "House of Cards"

In the seventh program, 2014 to 2021, people all over the world hold a supercomputer in their hands … Self-driving vehicles take to the road … Quantum computers become a reality … And humans begin merging with the digital technology they have created. 2015 - Over Two Thirds of Amercians Own Smartphones 2015 - Jack Dorsey is Renamed CEO of Twitter 2015 - Economic Disruptors: Wikipedia and Craigslist 2017 - Self-driving Trucks Hit the Road 2017 - Bitcoin Reaches a Value of 19,783 2019 - Quantum Computers Become Practical 2021 - Elon Must Announces Breakthrough in BCI (Brain Computer Interface)