Science & Technology
The breakthroughs of 2007, from Apple's iPhone and Amazon's Kindle to induced pluripotent stem cells and record Arctic sea-ice loss.
Every Science & Technology article in the 2007 knowledge base. Use the topic filters to narrow by sub-topic.
Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells Breakthrough
In November 2007, two independent research teams announced a breakthrough that fundamentally tran...
Amazon Kindle Launch
Amazon introduced the first-generation Kindle e-reader on November 19, 2007, at a press event in ...
Android Platform Announced by Google
On November 5, 2007, Google announced the Android mobile operating system through the Open Handse...
Arctic Sea Ice Record Low and Northwest Passage Opening
On September 16, 2007, Arctic sea ice extent reached a historic minimum of 4.13 million square ki...
iPhone Launch
On January 9, 2007, Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the original iPhone at the Macworld Conference ...
Singularity University founding
In mid-2007, entrepreneur and futurist Peter Diamandis proposed to Ray Kurzweil the creation of a...
Google Street View launch
Google Street View officially launched on May 25, 2007, as a feature integrated into Google Maps,...
Facebook Platform Launch
On May 24, 2007, at the first Facebook F8 developer conference in San Francisco, Mark Zuckerberg ...
LHC Magnet Installation Completed at CERN
On April 26, 2007, CERN completed the installation of the final superconducting dipole magnet in ...
Windows Vista Launch
On January 30, 2007, Microsoft released Windows Vista to consumers worldwide, marking the most si...
YouTube's Rise as Global Media Platform in 2007
By 2007, YouTube had transformed from a 2005 startup novelty into a defining piece of global medi...
IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Fourth Assessment Report (AR4) ...
Blu-ray vs. HD-DVD Format War
The format war between Blu-ray and HD-DVD reached its critical turning point in 2007, the year th...