Computers

First Computer

Mar 20, 1936

Konrad Zuse invented the first freely programmable computer

The Transistor

Mar 20, 1947

John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley created the transistor. This invention greatly affected the history of computers.

UNIVAC Computer

Mar 25, 1951

John Presper Eckert created the first commercial computer to be able to pick a presidental winner.

Computer Programming Language

Mar 25, 1954

John Backus and IBM created the frist succesful high level programming language.

Spacewar Computer Game

Mar 25, 1962

Steve Russel and MIT created the first computer game.

Computer Mouse and Windows

Mar 25, 1964

Douglas Engelbart created the computer mouse. He names it the mouse because the tail comes out at the end.

Computer Memory

Mar 25, 1970

Intel 1103 computer memory was the first available dynamic RAM chip.

The Floppy Disk

Mar 25, 1971

Alan Shugart and IBM made the first "Floppy" disk. It was nicknamed floppy for its flexibility.

Apple Lisa Computer

Mar 25, 1983

It was the first home computer with a GUI (graphical user inference)

Microsoft Windows

Mar 25, 1985

In 1985, Microsoft began its war with Apple.