Programming History Timeline

By arizonagabe5

  • Programmable Loom

    Frances Joseph-Marie Jacquard completed his fully automated loom that is programmed by punched cards I April of 1804.

  • First Radio Across the Atlantic

    The first radio message was sent across the Atlantic Ocean in Morse Code

  • Handheld Two-Way Radio

    The first handheld two-way radio called the "Handy Talkie" is created by Motorola for the U.S. Army Signal Control in 1941.

  • First Computer Video Game

    The first computer video game, Spacewar, was released.

  • BASIC Programming Language Created

    The programming language BASIC was created in 1964.

  • World's First Supercomputer

    The world's first supercomputer, the CDC 6600, was introduced as well in 1964.

  • First Cell Phone Call

    Martin Cooper of Motorola transmitted the first cell phone call.

  • Pac-Man Created

    Pac-Man was created and would later become one of the most popular and well-known video games to exist.

  • IMB PC Released

    The IBM PC, launched on August 12, became the dominant computer for professional users.

  • PlayStation 2 Released

    Sony releases the PlayStation 2 on March 4th, 2000.

  • Xbox 360 released

    Microsoft releases the Xbox 360 on November 22nd, 2005.

  • Release of Windows 7

    Microsoft releases Windows 7 on October 22, 2009.

  • Works Cited

    http://www.computerhope.com/history/1800.htm
    http://www.computerhope.com/history/190040.htm
    http://www.computerhope.com/history/1940.htm
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960s#Science_.26_technology
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_computing_2000%E2%80%9309