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Blaise Pascal Born
Invented the Pascaline, an early calculator.
http://www.biography.com/people/blaise-pascal-9434176
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Computer History
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Mechanical Calculator
Used to perform basic mathematical problems. Invented by Blaise Pascal. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_calculator
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Charles Babbage Born
Contributted to the first mechanical computer. Known as “The Father of Computing,” Picure and Info: http://www.biography.com/people/charles-babbage-9193834 -
Ada Lovelace Born
First computer programmer. Picture and Info: http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2012/oct/13/tuesday-ada-lovelace-day-inspirational-women -
Differnce Engine Inveneted
Mechanicle claculator designed to tabulate polynomial equations. Picture: http://openbookproject.net/courses/intro2ict/history/history.html
Info: http://www.findingdulcinea.com/features/profiles/b/charles-babbage.html -
Herman Hollerith
Developed the mechanical tabulator. Picture and Info: http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/herman_hollerith.html -
Census Tabulator
Built by Herman Hollerith to process data for the U.S. Cencus. Picture and Info: http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/census-tabulator.html -
Grace Hopper Born
One of first programmers of Harvard Mark I computer and developed the first compiler for a computer programming language. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Hopper
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Alan Turing
Decoded German enigma machine durring WWII Picutre: http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/the-northerner/2012/jul/25/alan-turing-private-members-bill-lord-sharkey
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Diffferential Analyzer
Mechanical computer designed to solve equations by integration. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differential_analyser
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Colosuss Mark II
The first electronic digital computer that was programable. They were used by the British in WWII. Mark II was the improvment to the prototype Mark I. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_computer
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ENIAC
First general-purpose elctonic computer. Designed for the US Army.
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Fortran Programming
Used for programming scientifical and mathematical applications. Invented by IMB.
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C Programming
Most popluar programming. Invented by Denis Ritchie for Bell Labs.
Image:http://www.techfuels.com/programming/4171-c-c-programming.html
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Bill Gates Founded Microsoft
Bill Gates was CEO and cheif software architect of Microsoft and one of the world'd wealthiest people. Picture and Info: http://www.biography.com/people/bill-gates-9307520 -
Steve Jobs Founds Apple
Bill Gates was the CEO of Apple. He oversaw development of Ipad, Iphone, and iMac. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs
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Basic Programming
Allowed people to create simple prgrams using a pregraming language.
Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC_Programming
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PC
Personal computer. Used for general purposes and sold to the public. Unkown who first invented the PC. Picture: http://studiose.altervista.org/wordpress/2009/03/20/hardware-in-informatica/
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PDA
Handheld computer used for managing tasks. Picutre and Info: http://www.chemistry.nmsu.edu/Instrumentation/NMSU_PDA_Protocol.html -
NES
8-bit videogame system invented by the Japenese company Nintendo. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Entertainment_System
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Tablet Computer
Computer that is entirely a touch screen.
Info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tablet_computer
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Java Programming
Invented by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems. Most popluar prgramming launguage as of 2012. Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)
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Facebook
Socail netork website created by Mark Zuckerberg. Currently has over 1 billion users. Picture: http://allthingsd.com/20120501/facebook-ipo-docs-could-get-approval-this-week-followed-by-road-show-with-zuckerberg-no-guarantee-on-tie/ -
Xbox 360
Microsofts second gaming system. Able to access internet and compete online. Picture: http://www.dailytech.com/Xbox+360+Jasper+65nm+GPU+in+Production/article11735.htm
Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360
