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The History of Computers
"Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention.
Year/Enter Computer History
Inventors/Inventions Computer History
Description of Event1936 Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer First freely programmable computer. 1942 John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry
ABC Computer Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC.1944 Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper
Harvard Mark I Computer The Harvard Mark 1 computer.1946 John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
ENIAC 1 Computer 20,000 vacuum tubes later...1948 Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn
Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.1947/48 John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley
The Transistor No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.1951 John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
UNIVAC Computer First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.1953 International Business Machines
IBM 701 EDPM Computer IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.1954 John Backus & IBM
FORTRAN Computer Programming Language The first successful high level programming language.
ERMA and MICR The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.1958 Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce
The Integrated Circuit Otherwise known as 'The Chip'1962 Steve Russell & MIT
Spacewar Computer Game The first computer game invented.1964 Douglas Engelbart
Computer Mouse & Windows Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.1969 ARPAnet The original Internet. 1970 Intel 1103 Computer Memory The world's first available dynamic RAM chip. 1971 Faggin, Hoff & Mazor
Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor The first microprocessor.1971 Alan Shugart &IBM
The "Floppy" Disk Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.1973 Robert Metcalfe & Xerox
The Ethernet Computer Networking Networking.1974/75 Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers The first consumer computers. 1976/77 Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers More first consumer computers. 1978 Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston
VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.1979 Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby
WordStar Software Word Processors.1981 IBM
The IBM PC - Home Computer From an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution1981 Microsoft
MS-DOS Computer Operating System From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.1983 Apple Lisa Computer The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface. 1984 Apple Macintosh Computer The more affordable home computer with a GUI. 1985 Microsoft Windows Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.
"Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention.
This series covers many of the major milestones in computer history (but not all of them) with a concentration on the history of personal home computers.
Year/Enter Computer History
Inventors/Inventions Computer History
Description of Event
ABC Computer Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC.
Harvard Mark I Computer The Harvard Mark 1 computer.
ENIAC 1 Computer 20,000 vacuum tubes later...
Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.
The Transistor No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
UNIVAC Computer First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.
IBM 701 EDPM Computer IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
FORTRAN Computer Programming Language The first successful high level programming language.
1955
(In Use 1959)
ERMA and MICR The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.
The Integrated Circuit Otherwise known as 'The Chip'
Spacewar Computer Game The first computer game invented.
Computer Mouse & Windows Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.
Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor The first microprocessor.
The "Floppy" Disk Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.
The Ethernet Computer Networking Networking.
VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.
WordStar Software Word Processors.
The IBM PC - Home Computer From an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution
MS-DOS Computer Operating System From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.
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