Computer Timline

By 16eegan16
  • The abacus was invented, the first known calculator.
    Jun 17, 1000

    The abacus was invented, the first known calculator.

    the abacus may be familiar to you but this was the first known calculator and it leads to many other new inventions.
  • Calculating Clock: Invented by Wilhelm Schickard

    Calculating Clock: Invented by Wilhelm Schickard

    the calculating clock was the next step up to how computers can work
  • James Watt is known for his all important invention of the steam engine

    James Watt is known for his all important invention of the steam engine

    This is important because it was around the industrial revolution time and it helped with many inventions
  • Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer

    Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer

    I chose this because I thought it was important that this was the first mechanical computer, look how different it looks from our computers now.
  • typwritter,invented by Christopher Latham Sholes

    typwritter,invented by Christopher Latham Sholes

    After many changes to the typwritter in 1871 it was ready to be manufactured. This computer is very important to history.
  • T. Raymond Thompson and John Simmons develop the first business computer, the Lyons Electronic Office (LEO) at Lyons Co.

    T. Raymond Thompson and John Simmons develop the first business computer, the Lyons Electronic Office (LEO) at Lyons Co.

    This computer is important because it was the first business computer.The computer (screen) is stacked ontop of the keyboard.
  • Douglas Engelbart invents and patents the first computer mouse

    Douglas Engelbart invents and patents the first computer mouse

    the first computer mouse was wooden! This was a very important invention to the computer.
  • Altair produces the first portable computer

    Altair produces the first portable computer

    This was the first portable computer, which is interesting because that is pretty big now we can fit them in our pockets.
  • The Internet, World Wide Web & Tim Berners-Lee: Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau propose a 'hypertext' system starting the modern Internet

    The Internet, World Wide Web & Tim Berners-Lee: Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau propose a 'hypertext' system starting the modern Internet

    The internet is so important for the computer, we use it every day! I don't know what it would be like if there wasn't internet.
  • The first iPad was released

    The first iPad was released

    Computers have really come a long way from the abacus to the Ipad, our phones now are even computers and have the internet!