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John Von neumann
John Von Neumann was American-Hungarian who developed a design for computers. The design is the concept used in most computers. He developed a usage of memory that stores data and succession instructions. He made a model on how to save data on the computer. In connection to this he discovered how computers should be built and organised. His discovery occured in 1944. He developed it in America as he was still a part of the Manhattan project.The Manhattan project had once built the atomic bomb. -
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Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart was an American inventor. Born in Portland, USA in 1925. He invented countless amounts of items helping us even today whilst using computers. One of his earliest inventions in 1950 whas the computer mouse. The mouse helps us to select, activate programs and so on helping us interact with the computer. Imagine doing anything on your computer without a mouse! He died in 2013 in California, USA. -
The first computer (ENIAC)
ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first computer. It was able to solve a large class of numerical problems. It was completed in February 1946. It was huge, it was 50 foot by 30 foot, much larger than a standard computer today. The ENIAC project was led by John Mauchly, J. Presper Eckert, Jr. and also other colleagues at the University of Pennsylvania. -
The first videogame
William Higinbotham developed the first videogame called Tennis for two. He developed it in October 1958 in Brookhaven National Laboratory. He started with sketching the game which only took a few hours and then with help from an engineer he was able to make it. The lab used it for their visitors day to present Pr about good technology. He continued to develop the game so it could be used on bigger screens and more gaming options -
The floppy disk
The floppy disk drive was invented by Alan Shugart at IBM in 1967. A floppy disk is an easy magnetic disk usually in a hard plastic shell used for storing data. The store the operating system of a computer. They transfer data and backup of data, but they also take care of insulation and driver updates.
