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3000 B.C. 1640 In China: Invention of the In France: Blaise Pascal, Abacus son of a tax collector invents mechanical adding machine
In Italy: Plans for a In France: Jacquard uses mechanical calculator drawn punch card to store weaving by patterns. First storage Leonardo da Vinci device. 1500 1801 TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
1822 1890 In England: Charles In the USA: Babbage invents the Herman Hollerith invents an Difference Engine automated punch card machine for use in the 1890 census
Charles Babbage invents the Analytical Engine. Is known Hollerith sells his company as the "Father of and the company is renamed Computers" IBM 1830 1910 Lady Ada Lovelace works with Babbage. She writes a "program" that would have worked had the Analytical Engine been built.She is considered the first programmer! TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
First Generation apx 1943-1959 Vacuum Tubes
1943 1948 ENIAC-First electronic First Commerical computer, general purpose computer UNIVAC is created. developed by the Military and IBM
Transistor is patented by Bell Labs
First computer "bug" reported. A bug is found in Mark I; recorded in Grace Hopper's journal. Coined the term "Debugging" 1945 TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
Third Generation apx 1964-1972 Integrated circuits (chips) 1963 Douglas Engelbart patents 1972 the mouse pointing device Intel builds first Microprocessor Atari makes Pong!
1967 IBM builds the first floppy In Texas: Jack Kilby disk completes the first integrated circuit (Chip) at Texas Instruments (LATER used in the 4th generation) 1958 Second Generation apx 1959-1964Transistors TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
Fourth Generation apx 1972 to the present Microprocessor
1974 1976 "Altair" is name given to first Apple Computer is founded microcomputer by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak
Microsoft arrives!
"Microprocessor" is first used 1973 1975 TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
1981 1984
The award winning Apple commercial is shown during the 1984 SuperBowl Apple Macintosh is released including the mouse!
Apple II released P
TRS-80 is released by Radio Hewlett-Packard introduces the Shack HP DeskJet inkjet printer 1977 1988 TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
1991 1999
Pixar begins work with Disney on a full-length animated film Napster created World Wide Web released by Tim Berners-Lee
Cloud Computing comes into existence Apple IPod introduced and Internet Explorer is released Xbox is Released 1996 1998 2001 Google is founded Paypal is founded TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
2004
MySpace launched Wii introduced
YouTube is launched and first YouTube movie called "Me at the Zoo" Apple releases the iPhone 2005 2007 TIMELINE OF THE HISTORY OF COMPUTERS Chronological=time order
2008 2009 2011
Siri, a voice activated assistant, is announced by Apple Blu-Ray becomes the HD NOOK is released by Barnes IBM Watson Computer beats humans on format of choice! and Noble Jeopardy! IBM - 100 ANNIVERSARY!
Apple Ipad is released
First all-robotic surgery is performed at Montreal General Hospital 2010