10000000000 YA Milky Way galaxy forms large geo + milky way galaxy forms timeline 5000000000 YA Formation of the Sun large geo + formation sun timeline 4600000000 YA Formation of Earth great geo + formation earth timeline 3800000000 YA Earth's crust solidifies small geo + earth's crust solidifies timeline 3500000000 YA First Prokaryotic cell organisms large life + first prokaryotic cell organisms timeline 3200000000 YA Moon assumes present shape small geo + moon assumes present shape 3000000000 YA Blue-green algae - photosynthesis large plant + blue-green algae photosynthesis timeline 2400000000 YA Rise in the concentration of oxygen large geo + rise concentration oxygen timeline 2000000000 YA The Oklo natural fission reactor small geo + oklo natural fission reactor timeline 1500000000 YA Eukaryotic cell organisms develop large life + eukaryotic cell organisms develop timeline 590000000 YA --> Cambrian period small time + cambrian period timeline 570000000 YA Fossils of Ediacaran organisms are made small life + fossils ediacaran organisms timeline 545000000 YA Cambrian explosion great life + cambrian explosion timeline 505000000 YA <-- Cambrian period small time + cambrian period timeline 490000000 YA Rise of the fish--first vertebrates large life + rise fish first vertebrates timeline 430000000 YA Waxy coated algae begin to live on land small plant + waxy coated algae begin live land timeline 415000000 YA Millipedes have evolved--first land animals small life + millipedes evolved first land animals timeline 400000000 YA Seedless vascular plants evolved large plant + seedless vascular plants evolved timeline 380000000 YA ----------- small life - ----------- 375000000 YA Appearance of primitive sharks small life + appearance primitive sharks timeline 360000000 YA Seed bearing gymnosperm plants evolved large plant + seed bearing gymnosperm plants evolved timeline 340000000 YA Primitive insects have evolved small life + primitive insects evolved timeline 300000000 YA Rise of the reptiles large life + rise reptiles timeline 280000000 YA Supercontinent Pangaea great geo + supercontinent pangaea timeline 250000000 YA Permian period mass extinction great life + permian period mass extinction timeline 230000000 YA Roaches and termites have evolved small life + roaches termites evolved timeline 225000000 YA Break-up of Pangaea begins small geo + break-up pangaea timeline 213000000 YA --> Jurassic period small time + jurassic period timeline 200000000 YA Primitive crocodiles have evolved small life + primitive crocodiles evolved timeline 160000000 YA ----------- small life - ----------- 144000000 YA <-- Jurassic period small time + jurassic period timeline 136000000 YA Primitive kangaroos have evolved small life + primitive kangaroos evolved timeline 130000000 YA Angiosperms -- flowering plants large plant + angiosperms flowering plants timeline 90000000 YA Modern sharks have evolved large life + modern sharks evolved timeline 65000000 YA K-T Boundary--extinction of the dinosaurs large life + K-T boundary extinction dinosaurs timeline 60000000 YA Rats, mice, and squirrels have evolved small life + rats mice squirrels evolved timeline 50000000 YA Primitive monkeys have evolved large life + primitive monkeys evolved timeline 28000000 YA Koalas have evolved small life + koalas evolved timeline 25000000 YA Brassica-Arabidopsis split small plant + brassica arabidopsis split 20000000 YA The chimpanzee and hominid lines evolve large life + chimpanzee hominid lines evolve timeline 15000000 YA Rat-Mouse split small life + rat mouse split 12000000 YA Sorghum-Maize split small plant + sorghum maize split 10000000 YA Gorilla-Human-Chimp split from Orangutans small life + gorilla-human-chimp split orangutans 5000000 YA Human-Chimp split small life + human chimp split 4000000 YA Development of hominid bipedalism small life + development hominid bipedalism timeline 2000000 YA Widespread use of stone tools small life + widespread stone tools timeline 1010000 YA First firemaking by humans large life + first firemaking humans timeline 160000 YA First modern human (Homo sapiens) large life + first modern human Homo sapiens timeline 50000 YA Sophisticated hunting activity with tools small life + sophisticated hunting activity tools timeline 32000 YA First record of cave paintings large life + first cave paintings timeline 15000 YA Adoption of agriculture large life + adoption agriculture timeline 10300 YA End of the latest Ice Age large geo + end latest ice age 10000 BC Population: 4,000,000 small hist + world population history 5000 BC Population: 5,000,000 small hist + world population history 4000 BC Population: 7,000,000 small hist + world population history 3000 BC Population: 14,000,000 small hist + world population history 2500 BC Abacus large tech + abacus history 2000 BC Population: 27,000,000 small hist + world population history 1000 BC Population: 50,000,000 small hist + world population history 500 BC Population: 100,000,000 small hist + world population history 1 AD Population: 170,000,000 small hist + world population history 200 AD Population: 190,000,000 small hist + world population history 500 AD Population: 190,000,000 small hist + world population history 1000 AD Population: 265,000,000 small hist + world population history 1200 AD Population: 360,000,000 small hist + world population history 1400 AD Population: 350,000,000 small hist + world population history 1622 AD Slide ruler great tech + slide ruler history 1679 AD Leibniz - binary mathematics small info + leibniz binary mathematics history 1838 AD Morse Code small info + morse code history 1850 AD Boolean Logic small info + boolean logic history 1859 AD Darwin - Origin of Species large info + darwin origin species history 1865 AD Mendel - Heredity/Genetics small info + mendel heredity genetics history 1876 AD Bell - Telephone small tech + bell telephone history 1886 AD Tesla - AC motor great tech + tesla AC motor history 1901 AD Marconi - Radio small tech + marconi radio history 1928 AD IBM 80 column punched card small tech + IBM 80 column punched card history 1950 AD Population: 2,500,000,000 small hist + world population history 1954 AD Transistor great tech + transistor history 1961 AD Vostok-1 - Gagarin great tech + vostok-1 gagarin 1968 AD Internet: 4 hosts large web + internet history timeline 1969.5 AD Apollo-11 - Armstrong&Aldrin great tech + apollo-11 armstrong aldrin 1972 AD Internet: 23 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1974 AD Intel-8080 [6,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1976 AD Internet: 111 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1979 AD Intel-8088 [29,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1981 AD Internet: 213 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1982 AD Intel-286 [134,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1982.5 AD GenBank [680,338 base pairs] small info + genbank base pairs number growth 1983 AD Internet: 562 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1983.5 AD GenBank [2,274,029 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1984 AD Internet: 1,024 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1984.5 AD GenBank [3,368,765 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1985 AD Intel-386 [275,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1985.5 AD GenBank [5,204,420 base pairs] small info + genbank base pairs number growth 1986 AD Internet: 2,308 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1986.5 AD GenBank [9,615,371 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1987 AD Population: 5,000,000,000 small hist + world population history 1987.5 AD GenBank [15,514,776 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1988 AD Internet: 56,000 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1988.5 AD GenBank [23,800,000 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1989 AD Intel-486 [1,200,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1989.5 AD GenBank [34,762,585 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1990 AD Internet: 313,000 hosts small web + internet history timeline 1990.5 AD GenBank [49,179,285 base pairs] small info + genbank base pairs number growth 1991.5 AD GenBank [71,947,426 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1992.5 AD GenBank [101,008,486 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1993 AD Pentium [3,100,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1993.5 AD GenBank [157,152,442 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1994.5 AD GenBank [217,102,462 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1995 AD Pentium Pro [5,500,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1995.5 AD GenBank [384,939,485 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1996 AD Yeast & E.coli Genome large info + yeast e.coli genome sequencing 1996.5 AD GenBank [651,972,984 base pairs] small info + genbank base pairs number growth 1997 AD Pentium II [7,500,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 1997.5 AD GenBank [1,160,300,687 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1998.5 AD GenBank [2,008,761,784 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 1999 AD Drosophila melanogaster Genome small info + drosophila melanogaster genome sequencing 1999.5 AD GenBank [3,841,163,011 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 2000 AD Arabidopsis Genome large info + arabidopsis genome sequencing 2000.5 AD GenBank [11,101,066,288 base pairs] small info + genbank base pairs number growth 2001 AD Internet: 120,000,000 hosts small web + internet history number hosts 2001.5 AD GenBank [15,849,921,438 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 2002 AD Human Genome large info + human genome sequencing 2002.5 AD GenBank [28,507,990,166 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 2003 AD Internet: 175,000,000 hosts small web + internet history number hosts 2003.5 AD GenBank [36,553,368,485 base pairs] small info - genbank base pairs number growth 2003.9 AD Internet: 200,000,000 hosts small web + internet history number hosts 2004.1 AD Pentium 4 [125,000,000 transistors] small tech + intel number transistors 2004.5 AD GenBank [41,808,045,653 base pairs] small info + genbank base pairs number growth 2005.2 AD You are here! great hist + you are here