Editing 2002 in science (section)

==Computer science and cybernetics==
* January 7 – The [[iMac G4]] is introduced by [[Apple, Inc.]], as the next generation [[iMac]].
* March 14 – Prof. [[Kevin Warwick]] of the [[University of Reading]] in England has part of his nervous system experimentally linked to a computer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Cyborg study draws fire|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1886700.stm|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=2002-03-22|accessdate=2010-10-07}}</ref> On June 10, he demonstrates the first direct electronic communication between the nervous systems of two humans.
* September 20 – Release of the [[Tor (anonymity network)|Tor anonymity network]] is announced.<ref>{{cite mailing list|last=Dingledine|first=Roger|title=pre-alpha: run an onion proxy now!|mailing-list=or-dev|date=2002-09-20|url=http://archives.seul.org/or/dev/Sep-2002/msg00019.html|accessdate=2008-07-17}}</ref>
* September 23 – The first version of the web browser [[Firefox]] is released by the [[Mozilla Organization]].
* October 1 – The [[Danger Hiptop]] is released, the first [[smartphone]] to incorporate [[instant messaging]].