History of Computers

Computer Bug

Apr 1, 1945

The first computer bug was introduced by Grace Hopper in 1945. "Bugs" are around still to this day, and still screw up computers.

IBM's First Computer

Mar 28, 1953

International Business Machines develop the IBM 701 EDPM computer. It's important because it is the start of IBM's heritage.

FORTRAN Computer Programming Language

Mar 28, 1954

John Backus and IBM come up with with first successful high level programming language. Good programing= Good computer

Silicon Chip

Apr 1, 1958

The first integrated circut/ silcon chip is created. Integrated chips are used a lot today and have changed a lot since its invention in 1958

Spacewar Computer Game

Mar 28, 1962

Steve Russel and MIT develop first computer game. Where current computer games come from

Hypertext

Apr 1, 1965

Andries van Dam and Ted Nelson coin the term "hypertext".\ Hypertext is what makes up all website today. Without it websites would be different.

RAM and Microprocessor

Apr 1, 1970

Intel introduces the world's first ever random access memory chip and the first Microprocessor, the intel 4004. RAM and microprocessors are very useful in current day computers.

Pong

Apr 1, 1972

First Commercial game is introduced. Current games have branched off the idea of computer games.

Windows

Apr 1, 1983

Microsoft eliminates the need for a user to type in commands by using a mouse to navigate through drop down menus, tabs and icons. Without this innovation we would still be typing code into computers.

Internet

Apr 1, 1990

Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau propose a 'hypertext' system starting the modern Internet We use the internet a lot in current day. What would we have without internet?

Google

Apr 1, 1998

Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page on September 7, 1998. At the begenning google wasn't very large. It is now one of the biggest companies in the world.