Computer Timeline

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  • Apr 17, 1000

    Abacus

    Abacus
    also called a counting frame, is a calculating tool used primarily in parts of Asia for performing arithmetic processes.

  • Mechanical Calculator

    Mechanical Calculator
    Samule Morland Builds a mechanical calculator that will add and subtract.

  • Difference Engine

    Difference Engine
    Charles Babbage begins work on the Difference Engine. Considered to be the first automatic computing engine that was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making a hard copies of the results.

  • The first Typewriter

    The first Typewriter
    The first typewriter is patented by William Austin Burt. It's slow and clumsy, but it's the first writing machine. It is very important because it was the first type of writing or keyboard that we had.

  • Morse Code

    Morse Code
    Samuel Morse invents Morse Code. Morse code is a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener or observer without special equipment. Very important to the invention of the computer.

  • Analytical Engine

    Analytical Engine
    Later, In 1837 Charles Babbage proposed the first general mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine. This was a very important discovery because it helped us get farther in developed the fast computers and things that come with computers.

  • Remote Control

    Remote Control
    The Remote Control was invented in 1898 by Nikola Tesla. Very important to the founding of computer and the television.

  • First program-controlled computer.

    First program-controlled computer.
    Konrad Zuse builds Z1, world's first program-controlled computer. Despite certain mechanical engineering problems it had all the basic ingredients of modern machines, using the binary system and today's standard separation of storage and control. It helped lead to further advances in developing the great computers we have today.

  • The Frist Apple Computer

    The Frist Apple Computer
    The first Mac computer. Apple introduces the Macintosh with mouse and window interface

  • First Iphone

    First Iphone
    Apple introduces the new and totally improved phone. Touch screen and has everything you need. The original release of the operating system included Visual Voicemail, multi-touch gestures, HTML email, Safari web browser, threaded text messaging, and YouTube. However, many features like MMS, apps. Very important advancement in the technology field.