Computer timeline

Grace Hopper

1952 BCE

Grace hopper was a computer programmer who invented the compiler which was widely used to help the COBOL language.

Analytical engine

Jan 1, 1837

The Analytical Engine was a proposed mechanical general-purpose computer designed by Charles Babbage. It was first described in 1837 as the successor to Babbage's difference engine, which was a design for a simpler mechanical calculator.

Turning

Jun 3, 1912

The development of theoretical computer science, providing a formalization of the concepts of algorithm and computation with the Turing machine, which can be considered a model of a general-purpose computer. He uses 1 and 0 to form the computer system.

HP

Jul 2, 1939

HP was invented by Hewlett-Packard. They provide a wide variety of hardware components, software and customer service.

TIM Berners

Jan 1, 1955

Tim is an English computer scientist best known as the inventor of the World Wide Web, the HTML markup language, the URL system, and HTTP.

Englebart GUI

Jan 1, 1968

Douglas Engelbart was the inventor of the first GUI which is a tool that interacts with your personal computer.

Apple inc

Apr 1, 1976

The founders of apple created the first computer during this time. The founders where Steve Jobs, Steve Waznik and Ronald Wayne. they started this project in 1975 when they attended the homebrook computer club.

Punchcard

Jan 1, 1980

The punch card was used to store digital data using punched holes. this was on a piece of card stock and kept in files daily to keep a record of them.

windows

Nov 20, 1985

This was released as a as a graphical operating system shell for MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces. Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in the world.

WIFI

Jan 1, 1991

Wi-Fi is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802. Wi-Fi, the wireless networking standard that uses radio waves to transfer data.

iphone

Jan 9, 2007

The first-generation iPhone includes a stereo headset and a plastic dock to hold the unit upright while charging and syncing. Iphone today is still one of the most popular phones to date.

chromebook

May 1, 2011

The first ever Chromebook was the CR-48. These where announced at the google IO conference. At this time Chromebook was ahead of its time because of its fast, secure and easy use. Chromebook is still one of the cheapest laptops to date and still operates to perfection.

Apple watch

Apr 1, 2015

This device was released in 2015 and soon because the most popular wearable device. It is a fitness tracking, health wearable device that you wear on your wrist. This is the most popular and efficient wearable device to date.