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COBOL Invented
"Common Business Oriented Language", or COBOL, was created. It was designed to be easy to use (almost English-like), especially in the areas of business and finance. Billions of lines of COBOL code are still being used today in many key areas of society. Grace Hopper was one of the inventors of COBOL. (Source: https://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/1960/) -
Atlas Computer
The Altas Computer was a collaboration between England’s Manchester University, Ferranti Computers, and Plessey. It introduced the idea of virtual memory. -
Sketchpad
Ivan Sutherland created one of the first computer drawing programs, which had an huge influence on future drafters, designers, and creatives. -
Olivetti Programma 101
This calculator was programmable and could print. Some of them were used by NASA on the Apollo space mission. Invented by the Italian engineer Pier Giorgio Perotto, -
Tentacle Arm Robot
The Tentacle Arm Robot was created by Marvin Pinsky. It had 12 joints and could lift the weight of a person (while it was mounted on a wall). Predecessor to current robotics and AI efforts. (Source: Computer History Museum).