Programming History Timeline

Samuel Sommerring's Wire Telegraph

Jan 1, 1809

Samueal Sommerring's Wire Telegraph
Samuel Sommerring created a telgraph-like machine that used wires fro every letter in the alphabet and the numbers between 0 and 9.

Analytical Engine

Jan 1, 1837

Analytical EngineAnalytic Engine
Charles Babbage created the analytic engine which used punch cards, flow control, and a had Arithmetic Logic Unit to memorize things.

Konrad Zuse Invents PLANKALKUL

Jan 1, 1944

Plankalkul BritannicaKonrad Zuse makes the Plankalkul which is the first computer programming language that was able to make the computer follow routines and procdures.

John Backus invents FORTRAN

Jan 1, 1954

FORTRAN
FORTRAN was the first high level programming system because it was closely related to human language and is still used today.

LISP Programming is Created

Jan 1, 1958

LISP Britannica
A new high level programming is created called LISP which was capable of using mathematical formulas to solve equations.

IBM 7030 Stretch

Jan 1, 1961

IBM 7030 StretchIBM releases their IBM 7030 stretch super computer which was one of the first computers to have 64-bits of memory.

A Programming Language By: Kenneth Iverson

Jan 1, 1962

Kenneth Iverson A Programming Language
Kenneth Iverson's book titled, A Programming Language, is published. It included mathematical notatations that he had created in the 1950s.

COBOL is invented

Jan 1, 1964

COBOL stands for Common Business-Oriented language and is a simpler way of readability of computer programs designed for business use.

Third Generation Computers

Jan 1, 1972

Third Generation Computers
Computers began using integrated circuit boards that made computer smaller and faster.

C programming is released

Feb 1, 1972

C Programming
C programming is released by Dennis Ritchie and his team. The program is still used today.

Internet is introduced

Jan 1, 1974

History of the InternetThe term "interent" is first coined by Vinton Cerf and Bob Kahn.

The first computer virus is detected

Jan 1, 1983

History of the Internet
Fred Cohen introduces the first computer virus that infects a computer, copies itself, and then infects another computer through a floppy disk.

Microsoft introduces Word

Jan 1, 1983

Timeline of Comuter History
Microsoft introduces an app that allows people to type stuff onto a document.

Larry Wall creates PERL

Jan 1, 1987

History of COmpuet Programming Timeline
Larry Wall creates PERL which is an acronym for Practical Extraction and Report Language. It was a program that could create reports from scanning and extracting information from text files.

Photoshop is released

Jan 1, 1990

History of Computer Programming
Photoshop is a photo editing software that was created by John and Thomas Knoll.

Visual Basic

Jan 1, 1991

Visual Basic History
Visual Basic is created that was an easier and more user-friendly software.

Java is introduced

Jan 1, 1995

Java History
Java was intended to be ran on any system and be an independent software. It is one of the most used programs in the world.