In the year 2000, technology truly left its mark. For years, economists and futurists joined other pundits in declaring that technology would reshape the world and our lives.
People can point to various events in recent years as the unofficial start of that new era.
Some might emphasize the arrival of e-mail and the Internet, while others cite the cloning of the sheep Dolly. But in this first year of a new millennium, technology truly seemed to be everywhere. In 2000, you could tell someone you had a virus, and more people than ever before would pause to wonder whether it was you or your computer that was under the weather. We also look ahead to what breakthroughs to expect in 2001 and beyond. This year, technology made news on several fronts.