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Period: Jan 1, 1000 to
Pre 1000 A.D
From these points in history the only way to tell time was either with an abacus or sundial, so the computer had not been invented yet source 3 -
Pre 1900
in 1623 the first machine able to do calculations was invented source 1 -
Pre 1900
In 1679 Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates binary arithmetic showing that all numbers could be represented by ones and zeroes. source 1 -
Pre 1900
Charles Babbage purposed the analytical engine, a computer that used punch cards as memory and as a way to program the computer source 1 -
1900- 1960
John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry create a prototype for the first computer source 2 -
Pre 1900
Herman Hollerith created a way for machines to record information onto punch cards source 2 -
1900-1960
The Colossus the first programmable computer is demonstrated source 1 -
1900-1960
Mark I electromechanical computer was created by Howard H. Aiken, being the first digital computer source 2 -
1900-1960
The first transistor is invented by John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley. source 1 -
1900-1960
the us government receives the UNIVAC 1101, the first computer that could run a program from memory source 1 -
1900-1969
the programing language FORTRAN was introduced to the public source 1 -
1960-1970
the first integrated circuits are being sold and are used on the Gemini spacecraft source 1 -
1960-1970
at the end of the decade the precursor to the modern internet is created source 2 -
1970-1990
first examples of computer animation in 1976 with future world source 2 -
1970-1990
the first computer viruses are created -
1970-1990
first implemtation of C++ source 4 -
1990- Present Day
several programing languages are introduced such as Visual Basic, python, and work begins to create Java Source 4 -
1990- Present day
HTML 2.0 is released
First implementation of Java
JavaScript is invented
Ruby is invented source 4 -
1990- Present Day
HTML 4.0 is released
ECMA releases the first JavaScript standard source 4 -
1990- Present Day
ISO releases the first C++ standard -
1990- Present Day
Scratch the first program to teach programing concepts is released -
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1960-1970
many new programing languages were created such as BASIC and others like it source 2