Computer History of the 1940s

  • Complex Number Calculator

    Complex Number Calculator
    Created by George Stibitz. This machine was able to perform calculations remotely. This invention has improved our lives because we have things like calculators to help us complete complex math problems.
  • The Z3 Computer

    The Z3 Computer
    Created by Konrad Zuse. The Z3 was the first automatic, programmable computer, used for aerodynamic calculations. This invention is important especially now because we do everything online.
  • Atanasoff-Berry Computer

    Atanasoff-Berry Computer
    Created by Professor John Vincent Atanasoff. This device was the first automatic electronic digital computer. This is important because now computers can be contained in your phone.
  • ENIAC

    ENIAC
    Created by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer. The ENIAC is the first programmable general purpose electronic digital computer. This invention is important because math is done much easier, and we use computers in our everyday lives.
  • First Computer Program

    First Computer Program
    Created by Frederic Williams, Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Toothill. Known as the "Baby." The first high speed electronic RAM. The first program to run on a digital, electronic, stored-program computer. This is important because we now have many different computer programs for so many different things.