science project

First analog computer

150 BCE

Antikythera mechanism
The machine was made by ancient Greek scientists roughly 150bc. The mechanism is believed to have been used to predict astronomical positions.

First digital general purpose computer

1945

ENIAC
Financed by the US army the ENIAC was made of 18,000 vacuum tubes; 7,200 crystal diodes; 1,500 relays; 70,000 resistors; 10,000 capacitors; and approximately 5,000,000 hand-soldered joints. It was the first general purpose computer.

First silicone based integrated circuit

1966

Apollo guidance computer
The Apollo guidance computer or AGC was used for guidance on the Apollo lander used for landing on the moon. It was also the one of the first computers to use silicon integrated circuits.

First games console

1972

Magnavox odyssey
The magnavox odysseý was the first games console released 1972 with the game pong. The controller for the game was a set of knobs that get turned to move the paddles in pong.

First portable games console

1980

Nintendo game & watch
First handheld games console was made by Nintendo in 1980 using either a set of buttons or a directional pad for controls with a lcd display.

First laptop kinda

1981

Osbourne 1
The Osbourne 1 was the first portable pc with all of the parts including the display contained in one enclosure that could be picked up like a briefcase.

Most sold pc

1982

Commodore 64
The Commodore 64 released in 1982 is the most sold pc in the world having roughly 17 million units sold.

First smartphone

2007

Iphone 2g
The first modern style smartphone was the iphone in 2007. The new innovation with the iphone was that a majority of the controls were done with gestures on the touchscreen.