Evolution of computers timeline

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    The Evolution of Tech

  • First steam driven calculating machine

    In 1822 Charles Babbage conceives of a steam driven machine that can calcualte and compute tables of numbers. The project was funded by the English govenament but was a failure.
  • birth of th IBM

    birth of th IBM
    The IBM was created by Herman Hollerith and was able to calculate 1880 census accomplishing the task in just three years saving the government 5 million dollars.
  • First computer without gears

    First computer without gears
    In 1937 A professor of physics and mathematics of Lowa state university named J.V. Atansoff attempted to bcreate the first computer without gears, cams, belts, or shafts.
  • first memory saving computer

    first memory saving computer
    Atansoff and his gradute student Clifford Berry designed a computer that could calculate 29 equations simuotamiosly in 1941.This was the first computer that saves information on it's amin memory.
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    Eniac

  • Univac

    Univac
    in 1946 Maulchy and Presper leave the university of pennsylvania and receive funding from Census Bureau to buld the Univac the first computer with Buisness and government applicatians.
  • Cobol

    Cobol
    Cobal is a computer language that was created by Grace hopper in 1953.
  • Fortran

    Fortran
    Another computer language called Fortran was created
  • integrated CIrcut

    integrated CIrcut
    Jack Kilby and Ropbet Noyce unveiled the integrated circut known as a computer ship in 1958
  • GUI

    GUI
    Douglas Englebart shows a prototype of modern computer with mouse and a GUI. This starts the evolution of computers for helping mathmaticians and scientists.
  • Dram chip

    Dram chip
    The newly formed intel unveils the intel 1103 the first Dynamic Access Memory (Dram) chip in 1970
  • Floppy disk

    Floppy disk
    A team of IBM enginners lead by Alan Shugart invetn the floppy disk allowing data to be shared on computers in 1971.
  • Ethernet

    Ethernet
    Robert Metclafe a member of the research staff for xeroff develops the ethernet in 1973
  • New IBM

    New IBM
    The IBM 5100 the first commercially available portable computer in 1975.
  • Creation of apple computers

    Creation of apple computers
    Steve Jobs and Steve Woziak start apple computers on april fool's day and roll out of apple 1 in the year 1976.
  • Windows

    Windows
    Microsoft announces windows in response to Apples GUI. Commodore unveils the Amiga 100 with advanced audio and video capabilities.