computer history

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  • the loom was inevented

    the loom was inevented
    1801: In France, Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to automatically weave fabric designs. Early computers would use similar punch cards.

  • establishes a company

    establishes a company
    1890: Herman Hollerith designs a punch card system to calculate the 1880 census, accomplishing the task in just three years and saving the government $5 million. He establishes a company that would ultimately become IBM.

  • Central concpet of the modern computer was based off him

    Central concpet of the modern computer was based off him
    1936: Alan Turing presents the notion of a universal machine, later called the Turing machine, capable of computing anything that is computable. The central concept of the modern computer was based on his ideas.

  • a professor of phyiscs

    a professor of phyiscs
    1937: J.V. Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State University, attempts to build the first computer without gears, cams, belts or shafts.

  • first computer language

    first computer language
    1953: Grace Hopper develops the first computer language, which eventually becomes known as COBOL. Thomas Johnson Watson Jr., son of IBM CEO Thomas Johnson Watson Sr., conceives the IBM 701 EDPM to help the United Nations keep tabs on Korea during the war.

  • douglas engelbart shows a prototype

    douglas engelbart shows a prototype
    1964: Douglas Engelbart shows a prototype of the modern computer, with a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI). This marks the evolution of the computer from a specialized machine for scientists and mathematicians to technology that is more accessible to the general public.

  • a group developers an operating system

    a group developers an operating system
    1969: A group of developers at Bell Labs produce UNIX, an operating system that addressed compatibility issues. Written in the C programming language, UNIX was portable across multiple platforms and became the operating system of choice among mainframes at large companies and government entities. Due to the slow nature of the system, it never quite gained traction among home PC users.

  • alan leads team who invent floppy desk

    1971: Alan Shugart leads a team of IBM engineers who invent the "floppy disk," allowing data to be shared among computers.

  • robert metcalfe developes thernet for connecting computers

    1973: Robert Metcalfe, a member of the research staff for Xerox, develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers and other hardware.

  • steve jobs comes out with the apple I

    steve jobs comes out with the apple I
    1976: Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak start Apple Computers on April Fool's Day and roll out the Apple I, the first computer with a single-circuit board, according to Stanford University.

  • compaq brings the deskpro 386

    compaq brings the deskpro 386
    1986: Compaq brings the Deskpro 386 to market. Its 32-bit architecture provides as speed comparable to mainframes.

  • the term wifi becomes part

    the term wifi becomes part
    1999: The term Wi-Fi becomes part of the computing language and users begin connecting to the Internet without wires.

  • youtube was created

    youtube was created
    2005: YouTube, a video sharing service, is founded. Google acquires Android, a Linux-based mobile phone operating system.

  • apple introduces the macbook pro

    apple introduces the macbook pro
    2006: Apple introduces the MacBook Pro, its first Intel-based, dual-core mobile computer, as well as an Intel-based iMac. Nintendo's Wii game console hits the market.

  • ipad is created

    ipad is created
    2010: Apple unveils the iPad, changing the way consumers view media and jumpstarting the dormant tablet computer segment.