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History of Computer Hardware

By mpopa

  • Alan Turing

    Alan Turing
    The Pilot Ace was built by Turing and was one of the first successful computers (Ferris).
    Image (File).

  • Microchip

    Microchip
    Jack Kilby, while working for Texas Instrument, invented the microchip (Ion).

  • Douglas Engelbart

    Developed the NLS, oN Line System, a was of computers working with one another, which included hyperlinks (Keynes).

  • Intel 4004

    The first commerical microprocessor was designed by Federico Faggin, Ted Hoff, and Masatoshi Shima. (Ferris).

  • Cell phone

    Cell phone
    Martin Cooper, who worked for Motorolla, invented the first cell phone, the Dyna TAC. Image (Popa).