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history of computer programming
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Joseph Jacquard
French silk weaver Joseph Marie Jacquard invented the Jacquard Loom that weaved complex designs. Jacquard invented a way of automatically controlling the warp and weft threads on a silk loom by recording patterns of holes in a string of cards. -
Augusta Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace
Ada had proposed was a program stored on punch cards for use on an early computer, The Analytical Engine. -
Herman Hollerith
Hollerith founded the Tabulating Machine Company, forerunner of Computer Tabulating Recording Company (CTR). Later called IBM. -
FORTRAN
John Backus invented the programming language FORTRAN -
BASIC
the original BASIC was in vented by John George Kemeny and Thomas Eugene Kurtz at Dartmouth College -
Paul Allen
Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft -
Bill Gates
Bill Gates founded Microsoft with Paul Allen and is the richest man alive!! -
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak is the computer whiz who created the Apple Computer company in 1976. -
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs was a college dropout when he teamed up with Steve Wozniak in 1976 to form the Apple Computers company -
tim berners lee invents W3
Tim Berners Lee invented the World Wide Web, making the first proposal for it in March 1989. -
Jerry Yang
Jerry Yang is the co-founder of Yahoo! -
Mark Zuckerburg invented Facebook!!
Mark Zuckerburg invented Facebook!!
