Computer History

  • Publishes paper on a universal language

    Publishes paper on a universal language
    Kurt Godel publishes a paper on the use of universal formal language It is important because if everyone in the world knew one language then we could communicate with everyone!
  • Creates Z1 Computer a binary digital computer

    Creates Z1 Computer a binary digital computer
    Konrad Zuse creates the Z1 Computer a binary digital computer using digital tape This is important because this was one of the very first computers
  • COBOL

    COBOL
    The Common Business-Oriented Language programming language is created This is important because this is a language that people can program computers with
  • First Robot In Factory

    First Robot In Factory
    General Motors puts the first industrial robot, Unimate, to work in a New Jersey factory This is important because now we use almost only robots in factories and this is the very first one.
  • First RAM Made By Intel

    First RAM Made By Intel
    Intel creates the first ever available dynamic RAM chip This is important because computers need ram and this is interchangeable
  • First Video Game

    First Video Game
    Atari releases the first commercial video game Pong Video games are extremly popular now a days and this started the whole video game generation off
  • WordPerfect 1.0 Comes Out

    WordPerfect 1.0 Comes Out
    A quality word processing program was created and made public This is important because without this we wouldn't be as far with Word and Pages as we are now.
  • Windows Was Created

    Windows Was Created
    In 1983 windows operating system was created This is important because now to use a computer you don't have to type in commands anymore.
  • The World Wide Web is created

    The World Wide Web is created
    The world wide web was launched letting everyone use the internet This is important because this is when the internet started and now we use the internet everyday and I can't even imagine living without it!
  • Java Was Created!

    Java Was Created!
    This is when java was created This is important because now millions of devices use Java to run them.