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Charles Babbage
Analytical Engine was designed by Charles Babbage. -
Ada Lovelace,
Ada Lovelace described how a routine could be written for machine-based problem-solving -
Herman Hollerith
Herman Hollerith developed a punch card system. -
Konrad Zuse
Konrad Zuse built the first programmable computing machine. It was called the Z3 electric computer. -
William Hewlett and David Packard
William Hewlett and David Packard invented an audio oscillator. -
World War II
World War II helped computing technology leap forward -
J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly
J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly built the Electronic Numerical Integrator and Calculator. -
Electronic Numerical Integrator
The Electronic Numerical Integrator was created. -
Alan Turing
Alan Turing turning machine. -
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Bell Telephone Laboratories created transistors. -
Tom Kilburn
Tom Kilburn created the first computer program that could go into a computer. -
COBOL
COBOL was the first computer language that could run on machines made by different companies. -
George Forsythe
George Forsythe came up with the term "computer science". -
Purdue University
Purdue University started the first college computer science department. -
Douglas Engelbart
Douglas Engelbart created the computer mouse. -
IBM
The floppy disk was created by IBM. -
Steve Jobs
Steve Jobs pioneered the personal computer. -
Visicalc
Visicalc, the first computerized spreadsheet program. -
Apple Computers
Apple was invented by Steve Jobs, and Steve Wozniak -
Wifi
Wifi was invented allowing connections without wires.