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The Computer timeline
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Charles Babbage announces the Analysis Engine
The analysis engine was a steam-powered general-purpose machine that the user could program and execute commands or instructions. It was similar to a modern computer because of the parts it was made out of. -
The QWERTY Keyboard is invented
The QWERTY keyboard was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes around the year 1867. The qwerty keyboard is what we currently use for laptops and keyboards when using a computer. -
The first monitor is created
The first monitor was created by Karl Ferdinand Braun in 1897. He used a cathode tube with a fluorescent screen that produced light when electrons passed by. The monitor displayed information from a super calculator/computer. -
The Z3 Computer is completed
The Z3 computer was created by Konrad Zuse, a German Engineer in 1941. The Z3 computer was created to solve aerodynamic calculations but was destroyed in a bombing raid on Berlin in 1943. -
Atanastoff-Berry Computer is invented
The Atanastoff-Berry Computer prototype was originally created by John Vincent Atanastoff and Clifford E. Berry in 1939. The Atanastoff-Berry Computer was officially put out to the public in 1942 after the 1939 prototype was completed. -
Harvard Mark 1
The Harvard Mark 1 was created by Howard H. Aiken to solve advanced mathematical physics problems that came up during his research. The Havard Mark 1 was one of the earliest general-purpose electromechanical computers used during the last part of WWII. -
The Creation of the ENIAC
December 10th, 1945 was the day the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer (ENIAC) was created by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. The ENIAC was the first programmable and general-use digital computer. -
The first computer mouse is created
Doug Engelbart created the first computer mouse during a conference in 1961 to be able to navigate a computer screen. His original design was based on area-measuring devices called planimeters invented in the 1800s. -
The Creation of ARPANET
ARPANET was a small network of computers created on behalf of America's Department of Defense (DoD). The ARPANET was like a semi-finished version of what we now call the internet. ARPANET ended its existence in 1990. -
IBM launches a PC
IBM launched a commercialized personal computer which caused computing to go from a mystery to something everyone knows/owns. It caused the interest and development of the computer to skyrocket upwards. -
Grace Hopper Creates the first computer language
Grace Hopper an American computer scientist and US Navy rear Admiral developed the first computer language which later becomes known as COBOL (COmmon, Business-Oriented Language). -
First website is launched
TIm Bernerns-Lee a British scientist, uploads the first website with the hopes of informing people of the basic principles of the computer -
The World Wide Web becomes public
The World Wide Web became publicly available to the public in 1993. It allowed people from all over the world to communicate and create websites with hyperlinks, graphics, and audio to share. -
First phone with a camera is created
The first camera phone was created by Philippe Kahn in 1997 to take photos and post them on the internet. The first camera phone allowed people to access the internet and post pictures and check emails like they were using a computer. -
IBM Roadrunner Supercomputer becomes operational
The IBM Roadrunner was created by James Gray, who worked with IBM and Los Alamos National Lab.The IBM Roadrunner is a supercomputer meant to solve compute-intensitive tasks like quatam physics, climate research, weather forecasting, and molecular modeling.