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Invention of electricity
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Period: to
1st generation
Vacune tubes -
invention of ENIAC
Mauchly and Eckert developed the Electrical Numerical Integrator and Calculator (ENIAC) -
Period: to
2nd generation
transistors
faster
cheaper -
Period: to
3rd generation
integrate circuits
smaller
less electricity -
Period: to
4th generation
microprocessors
portable
less electricity
less heat -
Period: to
5th generation
scientists are developing they can "thnk" on their own.