Computers were invented and later shifted from analog to digital in the Digital Revolution. Information technology, particularly optical fiber and optical amplifiers led to the birth of the Internet, which ushered in the Information Age. The Space Age began with the launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957, and later the launch of crewed missions to the moon in the 1960s.
- The earliest known use of wind power is the sailing ship; the earliest record of a ship under sail is that of a Nile boat dating to around 7,000 BCE.
- QUT is ranked in the top three business schools of Australia according to the latest AFR BOSS national rankings and the only Queensland university in the top ten.
- Studying health studies has helped Jaff develop her logic and analytical skills.
- A stone pottery wheel found in the city-state of Ur dates to around 3,429 BCE, and even older fragments of
