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Hollerith Punch Card
In 1881 Herman Hollerith created a punch card machine to analyze census data for the government. -
HP was founded in 1934
HP was founded and released to the public in 1939. Hewlett-Packard Company, American manufacturer of software and computer services and a major brand in the history of computers and computer-related products. -
Alan Turing
Turing's breakthrough in 1942 yielded the first systematic method for cracking Tunny messages. His method was known at Bletchley Park simply as Turingery, and the broken Tunny messages gave detailed knowledge of German strategy - information that changed the course of the war. -
Grace Hopper Cobol
In 1952, her team created the first compiler for computer languages (a compiler renders worded instructions into code that can be read by computers). This compiler was a precursor for the Common Business Oriented Language, or COBOL, a widely adapted language that would be used around the world. Though she did not invent COBOL, Hopper encouraged its adaptation. -
Engelbart GUI
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) was first released by Engelbart.
He was one of the first to come up with the concept of creating GUIs that could be easily used by other individuals. -
1 April 1976 - Apple was founded.
The founders are Ronald Wayne, Steve jobs, and Steve Wozniak and created Apple's first computer. -
Tim Berners-Lee: Web Inventor
Tim Berners-Lee is widely regarded as the inventor of the World Wide Web, a system of interlinked documents accessed via the Internet. -
iPhone first release
The very first iPhone was released, launching Apple's first phone. -
Chromebook
Google released their first personal laptop the Chromebook. -
Apple Watch
The first Apple Watch was released, three years after Steve Jobs passed. The CEO at the time was Tim Cook.