history of computers

  • First computer

    First computer
    In 1822, Charles Babbage conceptualized and began developing the Difference Engine, considered to be the first automatic computing machine that was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making hard copies of the results.
  • launch of british airways website

    launch of british airways website
  • Scientists at Bletchley park begin to build colossus

    Scientists at Bletchley park begin to build colossus
    Colossus was the world's first electronic digital computer that was programmable. The Colossus computers were developed for British codebreakers during World War II to help in the cryptanalysis of the Lorenz cipher. Without them, the Allies would have been deprived of the very valuable military intelligence that was obtained from reading the vast quantity of encrypted high-level telegraphic messages between the German High Command (OKW) and their army commands throughout occupied Europe. Colossu
  • The Magnavox Odyssey, the first games console is launched.

    The Magnavox Odyssey, the first games console is launched.
    he Magnavox Odyssey was the world's first commercial home video game console. It was first demonstrated in April 1972[1] and released in August of that year, predating the Atari Pong home consoles by three years. It is a digital video game console, though is often mistakenly believed to be analog, due to misunderstanding of its hardware design.
  • when was apple founded?

    when was apple founded?
    Founders: Steve Jobs Steve Wozniak Ronald Wayne
  • The spectrum ZX80 is launched,

    The spectrum ZX80 is launched,
    The Sinclair ZX80 is a home computer brought to market in 1980 by Science of Cambridge Ltd. (later to be better known as Sinclair Research). It is notable for being the first computer (unless one counts the MK14) available in the United Kingdom for less than a hundred pounds. It was available in kit form for £79.95, where purchasers had to assemble and solder it together, and as a ready-built version at £99.95. The ZX80 was very popular straight away, and for some time there was a waiting list o
  • First satnav

    First satnav
    Electronic Auto Compass with new mechanism on the Toyota Crown.
  • The first version of microsoft windows comes out

    The first version of microsoft windows comes out
    Microsoft Windows (or simply Windows) is a metafamily of graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Microsoft. It consists of several families of operating systems, each of which cater to a certain sector of the computing industry. The key people involved are Bill Gates and Paul Allen, and it is an American company.
  • launch of national rail inquiries

    launch of national rail inquiries
  • netflix is launched

    netflix is launched
    Reed Hastings and fellow software executive Marc Randolph co-found Netflix to offer online movie rentals.
  • sixdegrees.com launched

    sixdegrees.com launched
    first social networking website
  • google launched

    google launched
    Founders: Larry Page, Sergey Brin
  • when was wikepedia launched

    when was wikepedia launched
    Wikipedia was initially conceived as a feeder project for the Wales-founded Nupedia, an earlier project to produce a free online encyclopedia, volunteered by Bomis, a web-advertising firm owned by Jimmy Wales, Tim Shell and Michael E. Davis.
  • The first xbox released

    The first xbox released
    people involved: microsoft
  • linkedin launched

    linkedin launched
  • MySpace launched

    MySpace launched
  • facebook

    facebook
    Founders: Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz, Eduardo Saverin, Andrew McCollum, Chris Hughes
  • Youtube is launched

    Youtube is launched
  • Twitter is launched

    Twitter is launched
    Twitter is an online social networking service that enables users to send and read short 140-character messages called "tweets". Registered users can read and post tweets, but unregistered users can only read them. Users access Twitter through the website interface, SMS, or mobile device app.[10] Twitter Inc. is based in San Francisco and has more than 25 offices around the world.[11]
  • Tumblr launched

    Tumblr launched
  • first iphone

    first iphone
    Developer Apple Inc.
    Manufacturer: Foxconn, Pegatron
    (contract manufacturers)
  • Facebook overtakes MySpace

    Facebook overtakes MySpace
  • whatsapp launched

    whatsapp launched
  • Instagram launched

    Instagram launched
    Instagram was created by Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger
  • Google+ launched

    Google+ launched
  • snapchat launched

    snapchat launched
    developers: Evan Spiegel
    Bobby Murphy
    Reggie Brown
  • facebook buys instagram

    facebook buys instagram
  • when was Qzone launched

    when was Qzone launched
  • apple watch

    apple watch
  • driverless car

    driverless car
  • Nokia 2030

    Nokia 2030