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Joseph Jacquard creates the "Jacquard Loom"
Sometime in 1801, Jacquard invented the "Jacquard Loom" which improved on the punched-card which controlled the weaving of cloth
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First Programmable Computer
Invented by Tommy Flowers, Colossus is the first electric programmable computer. It was created to help British code breakers read encrypted German messages.
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First Desktop
Invented by Pier Giorgio Perotto, the first desktop pc was created and sold at $3,200
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Basic
Developed by Students at Dartmouth College, BASIC is a language designed to be simple for those that are not as tech savvy as others
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C
Developed by Dennis Ritchie, C is a general purpose language with a static type system that prevents unintended operations
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/91572-the-evolution-of-computer-languages-infographic -
Pascal
Pascal was made for teaching, but became widespread
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/91572-the-evolution-of-computer-languages-infographic -
C++
A modified version of c that has become the most popular language
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/91572-the-evolution-of-computer-languages-infographic -
Perl
Referred to as the "language for getting your job done", Perl was invented when Larry Wall could not finish an extraction for a report because UNIX could not perform the operations he needed
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/91572-the-evolution-of-computer-languages-infographic -
Python
Developed by Guido Van Rossum, Python was made to fix problems in the ABC langauge
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PHP
PHP was developed by Rasmus Lerdorf to replace a set of Perl scripts. Today, PHP runs on over 20 million websites
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JAVA
Java was made to run set top boxes for interactive television; JAVA now runs on over a billion computers
https://www.extremetech.com/computing/91572-the-evolution-of-computer-languages-infographic