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Birth
Konrad Zuse is born in Berlin, Germany. -
Konrad enters the Technische Hochschule of Charlottenburg School.
Here he decides that he wants to take courses in Civil Engineering in the hopes of building computers someday. -
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The Great Depression
In 1929-1939 the great depression occurs. -
Graduation
In the year 1935, he graduated from Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg in Civil Engineering. -
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The Z1
Zuse builds the first program-controlled computer out of modern equipment. -
World War 2
In 1939 Germany attacks Poland in a campaign to take over the world. -
The Z2
In 1940 Mr. Zuse creates the Z2. The photographs and plans of which were destroyed by an allied bombing during world War 2. -
Z3
Konrad makes the Z3 which is the first fully functional programmable computer. -
The Z4
Zuse Apparatebau company produces the first Z4 computer device. -
The S1
The S1 was created in 1942 to calculate the measurements for aircraft wings. -
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Plankalkül
Konrad Zuse (while working on the Z3 and 4) starts work on a way to command his machines in a more powerful way. -
The end of World War 2
World War 2 ends with the surrender of Japan and the death of Adolf Hitler. -
The Korean War
The Korean war starts in South Korea. -
The Vietnam War
The US deploys troops into Vietnam to start the Vietnam War. -
Death
Konrad Zuse dies on December 18th, 1995.
