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John Von Neumann
The EDVAC, Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer, was invented by John Von Neumann because he was fixated on the importance of fast speed storage programs. The EDVAC computer had built in self-reproducing programs such as internal memory, as did other modern computers. -
First transistorized digital computer
The TRADIC was invented. Vacuum tubes took up a lot of space in previously made computers, until the invention of the TRADIC. The replacement of the vacuum tubes with transistors took up way less room, were as vacuum, tube installments would take up rooms and weigh tons. The transistors also used less power where as before enough power was used for the computers to generate a small town. -
Easy communication
Fortran was a computer programming language created to help create applications. John Bakus had started working on this Mathematical Formula Translation System in 1954, but it took 3 years to finalize and was of actual use in 1957. Fortran was created to have easier, faster language used when programming. -
Integrated Circuit
Jack Kilby, who worked for Texas Instruments, created the integrated circuit which held multiple transistors in a single device instead of each of them being individually placed in the computer. This created a much more compacted computer which would help advance to the sleek and small computer designs we have today. -
COBOL
COBOL, common business oriented language, was created by Grace Hopper to aid the development of business programming. The language was used throughout the 1960's to create ease when dealing with business programming.
