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Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer
First Freely programmable computer -
John Atanasoff & Clifford BerryABC Computer
They created the first computing machine to use electricity, vacuum tubes, binary numbers and capacitors. -
Howard Aiken & Grace HopperHarvard Mark I Computer
Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper designed the MARK series of computers at Harvard University. -
John Presper Eckert & John W. MauchlyENIAC 1 Computer
20,000 vacuum tubes later, a computer for calculating artillery-firing tables, the settings used for different weapons under varied conditions for target accuracy -
Frederic Williams & Tom KilburnManchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube
memories were turned on -
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam ShockleyThe Transistor
Transistors transformed the world of electronics and had a huge impact on computer design which allowed for less power to be used -
John Backus & IBM FORTRAN Computer Programming Language
high level programming language -
Jack Kilby & Robert NoyceThe Integrated Circuit
the chip -
Steve Russell & MITSpacewar Computer Game
first computer game invented -
Faggin, Hoff & MazorIntel 4004 Computer Microprocessor
microprocessor invented as well in the same year the floppy disk -
Robert Metcalfe & XeroxThe Ethernet Computer Networking
networking became available -
Seymour Rubenstein & Rob BarnabyWordStar Software
first word processor -
IBMThe IBM PC - Home Computer/MicrosoftMS-DOS Computer Operating System
operating system and computer revolution was invented in the same year -
Apple Lisa Computer
The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface. -
Apple Macintosh Computer
more affordable mcintosh -
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.
