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Pascal invents first calculator
Pascal Invented the world`s first calculator -
John Napier invents Logarithms
John Napier Invents logarithms to help reduce errors when performing calculations -
Joseph-Marie Jacquard uses punch cards
Joseph-Marie Jacquard uses punched cards to control his weaving looms -
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Charles Babbage draws plans for The Difference Engine
Charles Babbage draws up the plans for The Difference Engine while still a student at Cambridge University -
Lady Augusta Ada programs first computer
Lady Augusta Ada programs Babbage`s Analytical Engine -
Alan Turing proves Binary`s capabilities
Alan Turing proves Binary can solve any problem -
Tommy Flowers invents Colossus
Tommy Flowers invents Colossus, the world`s first electronic, digital, programmable computer -
Howard Aiken claimes 6 computers will be sufficient for the USA
Howard Aiken claimes 6 computers will be sufficient for the computing needs of the USA -
Dr. Hopper developes COBOL
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Steve Jobs starts Apple
Steve Jobs drops out of university at the age of 21, to start his company Apple. -
Bill Gates sells a computer to Seattle
Bill Gates sells a computer that he had built and programmed to Seattle to allow them to count their city traffic. -
Youtube was Founded
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Apple announces IPod
