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Calculating Clock
The first recorded mechanical "calculator clock" was made by Wilhelm Schickard. It 's important because it was able to multiply large numbers and even though that sounds pretty basic to us to day, it was a building block that led into the inventions of other technology. Before this there were calculators that could add and subtract, but being able to multiply was a greater feat. -
Patented Typewriter
William Austin Burt patented the first typewriter. Although the typewriter was nothing like the computers and keyboards we have today, it was a model that we have since built upon and made much better. -
Telegraph
The telegraph machine and system was invented in 1831. This is important because it was a whole new idea and was much more efficient and quicker than the traditional post services such as the Pony Express. Information could be set and recieved so much quicker. -
Telephone
The telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876. This was a step up from the telegraph system invented just 45 years earlier and once again it made communication easier and quicker than before. -
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History of Computers
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Z3 by Zuse
In 1941 the Z3, the first program controlled electromechanical digital computer, was invented by Zuse. This is important because it was a breakthrough of technology and no longer did we have to rely on the slow typewriters of the past. -
Transistor Computer
In 1957 the first transistor computer is made by the Atlas Guidance Computer company. I think this event is important because it not only effects the community of technology but it efffects the world. The computer is used to control the launch of a missile called the Atlas. -
Mini-Computer
The company DEC presents the first mini-computer called the PDP-8. Not only is this significant because it's the firsst mini-computer but it also only costs $18,500. That sounds like a lot, but for the time period it was unbelievable. Just five years earlier the PDP-1 was priced at $120,000. Yeah, that's a huge price drop. When prices drop like that the products become more popular becuase more people are able to buy them. -
Apple
The first Apple computers are built in the garage of Steve Jobs family and are made by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak. The first Apple computer made is only a wooden box with a circuit board inside. Apple has come a long ways since then obviously. I think this event is important becauase it shows how technology starts. It starts from a humble beginning in someones garage and can grow to be a billion dollar company that sells products to the World. -
Cellphones
In Japan and Chicago the first cellphones are tested. This is important because now phones don't have to be limited to a specific radius. You can take them places and they become more useful and make communcating once again, faster and easier. -
Windows 3.1
The first reliable Windows operating system, Windows 3.1 is presented. This is important because it makes computers more efficient and productive when they are more reliable and they can only get better and imporove, which they have. -
iPad
One of the last and most important events to mention is the release of the Apple iPad. I think it is important because it is a totally redesigned computer that was made into a tablet and it becomes a huge success. It's crazy to think about how the first Apple computer was a wooden box, and now they are small, portable computers that can do so much more than I'm sure anyone imagined the first time they looked at that wooden box,
