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Douglas Englebart Modern Computer
(GUI) The first prototype of the modern computer with mouse and keyboard. This is the first time that computers are made for the general public. The way computers first enhanced our lives by being able to solve long mathematical and scientific problems more quickly. -
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The Evolution Of Computers
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Dennis Richie & Ken Thompson Unix Platform
Dennis Richie and Ken Thomas were the main Developers/Inventors of the Unix platform at Bell Labs ("Nokia Bell Labs: The invention of Unix"). Unix was a operating platform to address compatibility issues with multiple platforms but was to slow for general public computers ("History of Computers: A Brief Timeline"). The way this platform first enhanced our lives was slow across multiple platforms in the general public. -
Intel 1103 Dynamic Access Memory Chip
Robert Noyce & Gordon Moore Harnessed the 1103 processor built together by Joel Karp and William Regitz. The first Dynamic Access Memory (DRAM) chip ("History of Computers: A Brief Timeline"). This contributed to society in that it gave the access of information on the computer to process availability much quicker as long as the computer is on. -
Al Shugart Floppy Disk
Team leader in the discovery of the floppy disk. In 1971, IBM introduced the first "memory disk," better known today as the "floppy disk." It was an 8-inch flexible plastic disk coated with magnetic iron oxide. Computer data was written to and read from the disk's surface. The first Shugart floppy held 100 KBs of data (Bellis, "Where Did the Floppy Disk Come From?", 2018) -
Robert Metcalf Ethernet
Robert Metcalfe, a member of the research staff for Xerox, develops Ethernet for connecting multiple computers and other hardware ("History of Computers: A Brief Timeline"). This contributed to the ease of information to be shared with the world enabling people to access things would have had to travel to reach miles away.
