33
/
AIzaSyB4mHJ5NPEv-XzF7P6NDYXjlkCWaeKw5bc
November 1, 2025
11700
3086
2
Public Timelines
FAQ Get premium

first generation (nov 7, 1940 – nov 7, 2052)

Description:

First Generation: Vacuum Tubes (1940-1956) The first computers used vacuum tubes for circuitry and magnetic drums for memory, and were often enormous, taking up entire rooms:

Added to timeline:

14 Sep 2017
0
0
720

Date:

nov 7, 1940
nov 7, 2052
~ 112 years