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The turing machine by Alan Turing
The turing machine came from the question, what can we calculate by only following a strict set of rules, or formulas. The machine consists of a tape with 1s and 0s on it, and a head that can move along the tape, read and change the numbers by following a set of instructions. When the machine is done it arrives at the end, displaying an answer written in binary. Turing coined the term turing complete, referring to any machine that can calculate math correctly, thus being as complex as can be. -
The eniac vacuum tube computer
Born from the desire to break new mathematical ground, the eniac computer, unveiled on feb 15 1946 at the university of pennsylvania, was the first programmable general purpose electronic computer. Filling an entire room, it still set the groundwork for modern computer architecture by sending fast electronic signals allowing for faster calculations than anyone had ever seen. -
Fortran
The first high level programming language. It allowed people to learn how to code without having to learn how to translate their own language into binary on their own. -
The first home computer
The first home computer was developed by a company called MITS in 1974. The model was called Altair and used the first microprocessor in order for the computer to be accessible to the public. But due to the limited use and the fact that you had to build it yourself limited it's success. The first prebuilt computers wera made in 1977 with the Apple company Apple II, the Tandy Radio Shack TRS-80, and the Commodore Business Machines Personal Electronic Transactor (PET). -
The internet
The internet was the product of tens of engineers and scientists breaking new ground. But the internet as we know it today could be credited to Tim Berners-Lee. He invented the World Wide Web in 1989, and he wrote the first web browser in 1990 while employed at CERN.
