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2400 BCE
Abacus
The abacus, the first known calculator, was invented in Babylonia -
300 BCE
Pingala
Pingala invented the binary number system http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm -
John Napier:
John Napier invents a system of moveable rods (Napier's Rods) based on logarithms which was able to multiply, divide and calculate square and cube roots http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm -
Calculating Clock:
Calculating Clock Invented by Wilhelm Schickard -
Gottfried Leibniz:
Gottfried Leibniz is known as one of the founding fathers of calculus http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm -
Morse code
Samuel Morse invents Morse code http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline -
Boolean algebra
Boolean algebra: Boolean algebra is invented by George Boole -
Tabulating Machine Company
: Herman Hollerith forms the Tabulating Machine Company which later becomes IBM http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm -
IBM
IBM is formed on June 15, 1911 http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm -
Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush develops a partly electronic Difference Engine -
Colossus
Alan Turing develops the code-breaking machine Colossus -
F.C. Williams:
F.C. Williams develops his cathode-ray tube (CRT) storing device the forerunner to random-access memory (RAM) -
Pilot ACE:
Donald Watts Davies joins Alan Turing to build the fastest digital computer in England at the time, the Pilot ACE -
sputnik
Sputnik I and Sputnik II: Sputnik I and Sputnik II are launched by the Russians -
ARPA
ARPA (Advanced Research Projects Agency) and NASA is formed -
Unimate
General Motors puts the first industrial robot, Unimate, to work in a New Jersey factory. -
Pocket calculator
Pocket calculator was invented by Sharp Corporation -
E-mail
E-mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson -
First Video Game
Atari releases Pong, the first commercial video game http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm -
The CD
The compact disc is invented in the United States. -
Apple
Apple Computers was founded Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs -
Apple Macintosh
Apple introduces the Macintosh with mouse and window interface http://www.datesandevents.org/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm -
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is launched to the public http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline -
Xbox
Bill Gates introduces the Xbox on January 7th 2001.
