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Event - Born
Konrad Zuse was in Berlin, Prussia, German Empire -
Event - Unversity
Zuse started attending Technische Hochschule of Berlin- Charlottenburg to study civil engineering. -
Event - Graduation and Job
Zuse graduated and started working for Henschel Aircraft Company. -
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Developed Z1
Zuse worked on the Z1 in his parents' apartment. It was the first programmable binary machine. -
Development - Z1
Zuse finished building the Z1, the worlds first programmable binary computing machine. -
Event- Called to serve in WWII
Zuse was called to serve the German Military in WWII. -
Event - WWII
Zuse was called to serve the German Military in WWII. -
Development - Z2
Zuse finished building the Z2, which used a an integer processor built out of relays and a mechanical memory. -
Development - Z3
Zuse finished building the Z3, which used the same logic as the Z1 but used electronics components instead -
Accomplishment - Business
Zuse created his own business, The Zuse Ingenieurbüro und Apparatebau. This was the first company developed with the sole purpose of creating computers. -
Development - Z4
Zuse built and almost finished preparing the Z4. Not long after he was moved to South Germany after the Russians began storming Berlin. -
Project - Plankalkuel
Zuse begins work on his project Plankalkuel. This projects purpose was to create the worlds first higher-level programming language. -
Accomplishment - Z4
The Z4 was installed in Zürich, Switzerland and was the first commercial computer in operation. -
Development - Z5
Zuse built the Z5, the Germany's first built-to-order mainframe. -
Development - Z22
Zuse finished building the Z22 which was one of the first computers to use a transistor. -
Event - Company Sold
Zuse sold his company to Brown, Boveri & Cie. -
Event - Death
Zuse died at the age of 85 in Hünfeld, Hesse, Germany
