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  • Stem calculator

    Stem calculator
    A difference engine is an automatic mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions. It was designed in the 1820s, and was first created by Charles Babbage.
  • Hollerith Punchcard

    Hollerith Punchcard
    Joseph-Marie made his first invention of card with punched holes. Its a part of card stock that stores digital data with punched holes.
  • Grace Hopper

    Grace Hopper
    She is best know was her contributions to computer programming and software development. She was involved in the creation of UNIVAC, the first electronic computer.
  • HP

    HP
    The company started in a garage in Palo Alto during a fellowship they had with a past professor from Stanford University. HP entered the computer market with the HP 2116A in 1966.
  • Alan turing

    Alan turing
    His design for the Automatic Computing Engine was the first complete specification of an electronic stored-program all-purpose digital computer. Had Turing’s ACE been built as he planned, it would have had vastly more memory than any of the other early computers, as well as being faster.
  • Engelbart

    Engelbart
    he identified computers as a key tool for solving complex problems. He went on to invent the computer mouse in 1964.
  • Wifi

    Wifi
    It started when radio technology began to mature. Thats when information used to travel long distances using electromagnetic waves.
  • Apple inc.

    Apple inc.
    Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. Gradually expanding its range of products to consumer electronics and online services, it took the pioneering venture less than half a century to become the world’s largest smartphone manufacturer.
  • Windows

    Windows
    Microsoft Windows is a product line of proprietary graphical operating systems. Windows is the most popular desktop operating system in the world
  • Tim Burners Lee

    Tim Burners Lee
    He wrote the first World Wide Web server, “httpd”, and the first client, “WorldWideWeb”.Tim continued working on the design of the Web, coordinating feedback from users across the Internet.
  • Iphone

    Iphone
    Phone combines three products, a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls. The original iPhone was the thing that started it all for modern smartphones
  • Chromebook

    Chromebook
    The first chrome book for sale was by Acer Inc and Samsung. It was announced in the conference at Google I/O then started shipping.
  • Apple watch

    Apple watch
    The apple watch set the foundations for the modern smartwatches now build upon. When others have tried they would always had limited functionality. Smart watches set the bar.
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