History of computers
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Updated: 7 Aug 2018
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Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loomCharles Babbage conceives of a steam-driven calculating machineHerman Hollerith designs a punch card systemAlan Turing presents the notion of a universal machineJ.V. Atanasoff attempts to build the first computer without gears cams, belts or shafts.Hewlett-Packard is founded by David PackardAtanasoff and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, design a computer that can solve 29 equations simultaneouslyJohn Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, build the Electronic Numerical Integrator and CalculatorMauchly and Presper leave the University of PennsylvaniaWilliam Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain of Bell Laboratories invent the transistor.Grace Hopper develops the first computer languageThe FORTRAN programming languageJack Kilby and Robert Noyce unveil the integrated circuitDouglas Engelbart shows a prototype of the modern computerA group of developers at Bell Labs produce UNIXThe newly formed Intel unveils the Intel 1103Alan Shugart leads a team of IBM engineers who invent the "floppy disk,Robert Metcalfe, a member of the research staff for XeroxA number of personal computers hit the marketThe January issue of Popular Electronics magazine features the Altair 8080Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start Apple Computers.Radio Shack's initial production run of the TRS-80.Jobs and Wozniak incorporate Apple.Accountants rejoiceWord processing becomes a realityThe first IBM personal computerApple's Lisa is the first personal computer with a GUI.Microsoft announces WindowsThe first dot-com domain name is registeredMicrosoft invests $150 millionCompaq brings the Deskpro 386 to market.Tim Berners-LeeThe Pentium microprocessor advancesPCs become gaming machinesSergey Brin and Larry PageThe term Wi-FiApple unveils the Mac OS XThe first 64-bit processorMozilla's Firefox 1.0YouTubeApple introduces the MacBook ProThe iPhoneMicrosoft launches Windows 7Apple unveils the iPadGoogle releases the ChromebookFacebookApple releases the Apple Watch.The first reprogrammable quantum computerMolecular Informatics
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