Programming History Timeline

The History of Computer Programming

Period: Jan 1, 1800 to Sep 27, 2013

By Aaron McCullers

Creation of the First Automated Machine: the Jacquard Loom

Jan 1, 1801

An Overview of Computer ProgrammingIt used changable punch cards to program the machine to make specific patterns.

The Electric Tabulating System

Jan 8, 1889

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The Electric Tabulating System, created by Herman Hollerith, was the first electronic system to be capable of storing data.

Vacuum Tube

Jan 28, 1915

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Vacuum tubes were used to operate electric devices and decide how they operate. Were slower tahn transistors, but functioned at high wattages of power.

ENIAC

Feb 14, 1946

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The first electronic general purpose computer and was used by the US military for artillery calculations.

Transistors

Dec 23, 1947

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Transistors, like vacuum tubes, decided how and why computers did what they do, butworked much faster and were smaller.

Spacewar

Sep 30, 1961

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The one of the first digital computer games.

Logo

Sep 28, 1967

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Logo is a graphic oriented educational programming language that creates or move an image based on the speaker's words.

Unix

Nov 28, 1969

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A developing software that allowed programs to work on mulitiple platforms.

Invention of the Ethernet Cable

Sep 28, 1976

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Allowed the sharing of data across multiple computers.

CSNET

Jan 1, 1981

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Gave network benefits to those who did not recieve any from ARPANET and to spread the global internet.

C++

Jan 14, 1985

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An all purpose programming tool that allows for both high level and low level programming of many forms of software.

World Wide Web

Aug 6, 1991

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Allowed for people far away to connect with friends, family, or other programmers and share their ideas/ information.

First Visual

Jan 1, 1994

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The first completely online bank.

HTML

Nov 24, 1995

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HTML allowed for ordinary people to create and program web pages on their computers.