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Jacquard Loom
Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to weave fabric designs. This is an example of an early computer because early computers would use similar punch cards. -
Tabulating Machine
Hermon Hollerith designs a punch card system. The was to calculate the 1880 census. -
Turing Machine
Alan Turing invents the Turing Machine which is capable of computing anything that could make a calculation. The central concept of modern computers were based of Turing's Machine. -
Atanasoff-Berry Computer
J.V. Atanasoff and Clifford Berry design a computer that could solve 29 equations. This was the first time a computer was able to store information on its main memory. -
ENIAC
John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert make ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator). This is considered the grandfather of digital computers. -
Transistor
William Shockley, John Bardeen and Walter Brattain invent the transistor whihc is an electric switch made of solid materials with no need for a vacuum. -
COBOL
Grace Hopper develops the COBOL, the first computer language which is later used to help the United Nations keep tabs on Korea during the war. -
Integrated Circuit
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invent the integrated circuit, better known as a computer chip. -
Mouse
Douglas Engelbart invents the mouse. This marks an evolution of the computer because it is more accesible to the public. -
Floppy Disk
The "floppy disk" was invented by Alan Shugart and a team of IBM engineers. The floppy disk allowed data to be shared among computers. -
Apple I
Apple I was released by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. This was the first computer to have a single-circuit board. -
Gavilan SC
The Gavilan SC is released. The Gavilan SC is the first portable comptuer with a flip form factor. This is the first known "laptop" -
MacBook Pro
Apple introduces the "MacBook Pro" which is the first Intel-based and dual core computer. -
iPad
Apple presents the iPad which is a tablet computer system. -
Apple Watch
Apple releases the Apple Watch which is computer system for personal needs and is intended to be worn.
