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Theory of computing machine
All the dates in this timeline are false here! Only the year is correct. The computing machine started the philosophy of computers towards Alan Turing's future. -
Complex Number Calculator
Invented by George Stibitz, the complex number calculator has the ability to do calculations involving complex numbers. -
Colossus
Tommy Flowers designed the world's first electronic digital computer that is programmable. -
First machine that plays chess
Claude Shannon builds the first machine that plays chess. -
Computing Machinery and Intelligence
Alan Turing publishes his paper Computing Machinery and Intelligence which helps create the Turing test. -
Computer Mouse
Douglas Engelbart invents and patents the computer mouse. -
E-mail
E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson. -
Apple
Apple Computers was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. -
The World Wide Web
Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau propose a 'hypertext' system starting the modern Internet. -
1 billion PCs sold
Approximately 1 billion PCs been sold.