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1st Genertaion:Abacus
It is an old calculator that could only add and subtract and it is invented by the Eqyptians but modified by the Chinese.It is also used by hand. -
Period: 500 to
Technology around the world
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1st Generation:Napier Rods/Bone
The napier rods or bone was made by John Napier and it was used for calculation and it also does multiplication. -
Blaise Pascal
He was french and he first invented the calculating machine.The name of the machine was the Pascaline and it could only add and subtract. -
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
He is German and he made a better calculator than the Pascaline. -
First car
The first car was invented by Ferdinand Verbiest.The car is powered and it is self propelled.It is called Benz "Velo". -
Washing machine
It is important that we have washing machine's because it is easier to wash our clothes -
Charles Babbage
He is from London,England and he is called the grandfather of computing.He made a different engine, better than a calculator in 1833. -
Augusta Ada Lovelace
She is from London,England and she was friends with Charles Babbage.She was the frist programmer. -
Herman Hollerith
He found the IBM company and he joined and created an IBM computer. -
Speakers
We need speakers because we need to hear the song,talking acting or voice -
Light bulbs
LIght bulbs are important because we would not have anything to see on the roads,work,flashlights etc. -
Camera/videocam/camcorder
It is important to have a camera because we would need to have memories. -
Tommy Flowers
He was from England and he was an engineer. he made the Colossus. -
Alan M. Turing
He is from England and he was a code breaker.He was also a secret German messenger. -
Television/TV
Televisions are important because some channels have information while other channels just have entertainment. -
Fridge
It is important to have fridge's so we coud freeze some foods and it could be fresh. -
1st Generation:Vacuum Tubes
The first computer is used by vacuum tubes and the 'Mark 1 EDVAC' is the first compter and it has no keyboards and screen.There are blocks held by 400 vacuum for the IBM Model 701. -
Steve Wozniak
He is in the USA and he found the Apple computers. -
Tim Berners Lee
He is from England and he made the www(http) or TBL. -
Bill Gates
He was a nerd before and he is in the USA.He started Microsoft in 1975. -
2nd Generation:Transistors
In 1947 there were 3 scientists,John Bardeen,William Shockley, and Walter Brattain who were working at AT&T's Bell Labs and they invented what would replace the vacuum tubes forever. -
3rd Generation:Intergrated Circuits
The Integrated Circuit (IC) is made by many transistors that were combined together into a very small space,forming an intergrated circuit. -
4th Generation:Microprocessor
Lots of transistors were put onto 1 intergrated circuit chip and the microprocessor was made to be used in calculators, not computers. -
First cellphone
The cellphone was invented by a man named Martin Cooper in 1973.It took 63 years for the first cell phone to be released to the public in Japan.Cellphones are also important because we could communicate with friends and families around the world. -
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Clocks/watches
It is good to have clocks/watches because we would need to know what time it is in the day. -
Electric fans
It is important because on hot days we would to cool our selves off so we need to use this electric fan. -
5th Generation:The Future
The 5th generation is going to be the future because no one knows what is going to be the next for technology. -
DVD player
It is important to have a DVD player because we would have to put in a cd and watch a movie or hear a song
