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The Difference Engine
The modern computer age began when a British mathematician named Charles Babbage started building machines which used gears to do complex maths. One of his most pioneering invention was the Difference Engine, an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions. However, this machine was not powered by electricity. References:
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Colossus computer
Colossus was the world's first electronic digital computer that was programmable. The Colossus computers were developed for British codebreakers during World War II to help in the cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher. This invention was paved the way of programmable electronic computers.
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ENIAC
ENIAC, the first electronic general-purpose computer, was built in America. It was Turing-complete, digital, and capable of being reprogrammed to solve a large class of numerical problems.
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High-speed printer
Before printers were invented, people cannot print things off their computers. In 1953 the first high-speed printer was developed by Remington-Rand for use on the Univac computer. This allowed users to print off their work on computers. http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blcomputer_printers.htm
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Apple 1st
Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak created Apple 1st, marking the start of the age where ordinary people could have a computer. Apple 1st had a TV screen (computers at that time did not have TV screens). It was easy to start up, and it allowed users to save and load all sorts of programs. http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computerscience/computerhistory/preview.weml
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Emails
Shiva Ayyadurai was an American Indian who invented the Email. His invention made communication via computers easier. http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computerscience/computerhistory/preview.weml
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The Simon
The first smartphone began with IBM’s Simon, a telephone and ‘computer’ combined in a touchscreen phone. However, this computer- phone was heavy and not everyone had access to it. http://www.brainpop.com/technology/computerscience/computerhistory/preview.weml
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USB flash drive (mass storage)
The USB flash-drive is a device used to storage large amounts of data that includes flash memory with an integrated Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface in a small and convenient to carry ‘stick’. The first USB was invented in 1999; however, those ones used to have a cable between the memory unit and the USB connector. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USB_flash_drive#History
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Librié EBR-1000EP
Sony released Librié EBR-1000EP in Japan, the first e-book reader with an electronic paper display. content.time.com
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Iphone
The Iphone, developed by Apple, made smartphones easily accessible to most people worldwide. This light-weight smartphone had a few generations, each better than the previous one. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPhone
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