History of Computers
Category: Otro
Actualizado: 2 dic 2018
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Created byElliot Bickel
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Tally Sticks - First known computing aid.Abacus - Ancient calculator, still in use.Orrery - Mechanical device that computes planets' orbits.Difference Engine - Charles Babbage: Mechanical single-purpose computer.Analytical Engine - Babbage: First stored-program computer.First Programmer - Ada Lovelace: First to understand the potential of programs for non-numeric data.Alan Turing wins World War II - Alan Turing leads a team that breaks the Enigma code using a very early electronic programmable computer.First Mouse, Window System, etc. - Douglas Engelbart: An amazing number of firsts, including first hypertext, first collaborative editing, first video calling, much more.Sketchpad - Ivan Sutherland: First object-oriented programming system, early interactive display graphics.ARPANET - The first version of what became the Internet.The Internet - First network of networks, based on TCP/IP.The World Wide Web - Tim Berners-Lee: First widely available hypertext (clickable links) system.First Smartphones - First portable devices combining cell phone with pocket computer.Chess program beats world champion - Deep Fritz program beats Vladimir Kramnik.Siri - Apple's personal assistant for the iPhone.Pokémon Go - First widely used augmented reality game.IBM Quantum Experience - A 16-qubit quantum computer available for free use on the Internet.
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