
Mark Zuckerberg
Timeline of Mark Zuckberg. Overview of his achievements and career path of Mark Elliot Zuckerberg born May 14, 1984. Best known for being the founder of Facebook.
26 March 1994
Atari basic programming
His father taught him Atari BASIC Programming in the 1990s, and later hired software developer David Newman to tutor him privately.
30 September 1996
Ardsley high school
At Ardsley High School, Zuckerberg excelled in classics.
31 October 1996
ZuckNet
He built a software program he called "ZuckNet" that allowed all the computers between the house and dental office to communicate with each other.
31 December 1996
Philips Exeter Academy
Mark transferred to Phillips Exeter Academy in New Hampshire in his junior year, where he won prizes in science (math, astronomy and physics) and classical studies.
31 July 2002
Joined Harvard
Mark studied psychology and computer science as well as belonging to Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity, and Kirkland House.
30 September 2002
CourseMatch
In his sophomore year, he wrote a program he called CourseMatch, which allowed users to make class selection decisions based on the choices of other students and also to help them form study groups.
30 November 2002
Facemash
A short time later, he created a different program he initially called Facemash that let students select the best looking person from a choice of photos.
3 February 2004
The Facebook
On February 4, 2004, Zuckerberg launched "Thefacebook", originally located at thefacebook.com.
17 May 2012
IPO
Facebook held its initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, May 18, 2012. The IPO was the biggest in technology and one of the biggest in Internet history, with a peak market capitalization of over $104 billion.