computer history

early history

Nov 5, 1832

calculations

first generation

Nov 5, 1941

vacuum tube based and Colossus was the first electronic computers.

Vacuum tube

Dec 12, 1950

one bit on the size of a thumb;

second generation

Nov 5, 1954

The invention of transistors. These transistors took place of the vacuum tubes.

transistor

Dec 12, 1960

one bit on the size of a fingernail;

Integrated Circuits

Dec 12, 1960

thousands of bits on the size of a hand

third generation

Nov 5, 1963

circuits or chip

Silicon computer chips

Dec 12, 1970

millions of bits on the size of a finger nail.

fourth generation

Nov 5, 1971

Fourth generation computers are the modern day computers/ old styles

Charles bagges

Dec 6, 1971

made machanical computers

fifth generation computers

Nov 5, 2013

Fifth generation computers are basically plans for new computer technology. Like mac book and stuffs