The invention of the first programmable computer (jan 1, 1941 – dec 30, 1941)
Description:
Zuse's 1936 patent application (Z23139/GMD Nr. 005/021) also suggests a von Neumann architecture (re-invented in 1945) with program and data modifiable in storage. 1941: Zuse completes Z3, world's first fully functional programmable computer.source:https://people.idsia.ch/~juergen/zuse.html#:~:text=Zuse's%201936%20patent%20application%20(Z23139,first%20fully%20functional%20programmable%20computer.
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jan 1, 1941
dec 30, 1941
~ 12 months