Evolution of the Computer

Z1 Computer

Feb 26, 1936

First name as the V1, created by Germeny's Konrad Zuse in his parents living room. Z1 had a 64-word memory and a clock of 1hz

The ABC

Mar 4, 1943

First electronic DIGITAL computing device.

Harvard Mark I Computer

Mar 4, 1944

IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator called marked 1 by Harvard University. It was a electro-mechanical computer

ENIAC 1 Computer

Jun 4, 1947

ENIAC stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer
It was the first computer created for a purpose. One of the well-known computers to be used by the military.

Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube

Feb 4, 1948

THe computer was named The Baby. Worlds first ever sotred programmed.

The Transistor

Dec 4, 1949

Semi-conductor device used to amplify and switch electronic signals.

UNIVAC Computer

Jan 4, 1951

UNIVAC Stood for UNIVersal Automatic Computer. It was the first commerical computer to be made in the United States.

IBM 701 EDPM Computer

Nov 6, 1952

Known as the defense calculator. It had a different model from the older computers that have had came out.

FORTRAN Computer Programming Language

Dec 3, 1953

Named to be the First widley used with programming language support across many varietys.

ERMA and MICR

Aug 31, 1956

First production of the ERMA. Known as the GE-100, First installation in 1959.

The Integrated Circuit

Jan 17, 1958

Also called the monolithic intergrated circuit. The intergrated circuit is a electronic circuit that is manufactured by pattern diffused into the chip