1960s History of the Computer

By Jarrev43

  • Host of the First Popular Computer Game

    Host of the First Popular Computer Game
    The PDP-1 was designed and built in MIT by lead engineer Benjamin Gurley in 1960. It is famous for being the computer that started the "hacker" culture which is still around today. It's also the hardware on which the first popular game, Spacewar!, was played.

  • First Computer Mouse

    First Computer Mouse
    The computer mouse was invented by Douglas Engelbart with assistance from Bill English in 1964. The computer mouse has been modified in different ways today, but it still serves the purpose of allowing us to interact with our computers.

  • First Touchscreen

    First Touchscreen
    E.A Johnson described his invention of the touchscreen in 1965 as a "touch display - a novel input/output for device for computers." The touchscreen has become the primary option for most laptops today because the interaction makes it easier for businesses and sports teams.

  • First Object-Oriented Programming Language: Simula

    First Object-Oriented Programming Language: Simula
    Simula was developed by Ole-Johan Dahl and Kristen Nygaard in 1967 at the Norwegian Computing Center. The concept of Simula 67, one of two simulation languages, is reimplemented in Pascal, Java, and more.

  • First Supercomputers

    First Supercomputers
    The CDC 6000 series were widely regarded as the fastest computers in the world thanks to electrical engineer Seymour Cray. They boasted clock speeds of up to 36-40 MHz. They are known today for very fast clock speeds.