Lawson Computer Timeline

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  • 1500

    Mechanical Calculator

    Mechanical Calculator
    Leonardo de Vinci invented the mechanical calculator

  • First Cryptic Message

    First Cryptic Message
    Francis Bacon created the Baconian Cipher, that used A's and B;s to encode messages.

  • Inventor of Computer

    Inventor of Computer
    Charles Babbage was the inventor of the first mechanical computer.

  • Typewriter

    Typewriter
    Christopher Latham Sholes is the main person credited for inventing the typewriter even though many other helped along the process.

  • First Telephone Invinted

    First Telephone Invinted
    Alexander Bell and his partner Thomas Watson created the first telephone. He made his first phone call a few days later

  • AT&T

    AT&T
    Alexander Bell created AT&T in 1877 that was originally called the Bell Telephone Company

  • Radio Shack

    Radio Shack
    The first Radio Shack store opened.

  • IBM

    IBM
    Herman Hollerith created the Tabulating Machine Company in 1896 mergred with Charles R. Flint to create International Time Recording (IBM).

  • Television Transmission

    Television Transmission
    Philo Taylor Farnsworth was the first person to accomplish transmitting a Television signal.

  • First Electronic Digital Computer

    First Electronic Digital Computer
    John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry are the inventors of the binary-based ABC (Atanasoff-Berry Computer).

  • Selectron Tube

    Selectron Tube
    Jan Rajchman introduced the first flash drive that could store 256 bits. This assisted with organizing information.

  • First Digital Camera

    First Digital Camera
    John Mullin and Bing Crosby Laboratories created the first videotape recorder (VTR). It saved the information onto a magnetic tape and captured the photos and videos by electrical impulses.

  • CASIO

    CASIO
    Casio is a well-known computer company for its Personal Digital Assistants, digital cameras, and other electric components. They are also the inventors of the first electronic calculator.

  • The First Computer Mouse

    The First Computer Mouse
    Douglas Engelbart and Bill English were the inventors of the first computer mouse.

  • Apple Computer

    Apple Computer
    Steve Wozniak is the creator of the first Apple Computer which has now advanced and become a popular product in today's day and age.

  • Apple

    Apple
    On 1 April 1976 Apple was founded

  • First Iphone

    First Iphone
    Steve Jobs revealed the first Iphone, a touchscreen mobile phone with an iPod, camera and Web-browsing abilities, along with many other unique features.

  • Chromebooks began shipping out

    Chromebooks began shipping out
    The first Chromebooks with ChromeOS began shipping out. They are supported by Android and must have internet for use. Nowadays they are used in school settings across the U.S.

  • Meltdown and Spectre realeased

    Meltdown and Spectre realeased
    The Meltdown and Spectre attacks were publicly released. The security flaws affect nearly all the world's computers and smartphones could allow someone to gain access to someones personal information.

  • ChatGPT

    ChatGPT
    The inventors of ChatGPT are Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and others. This website was created for assisting people in work and assignments. It will produce what you type into the AI bot and makes work easier and more efficient.