1940's Technology Use Progression

Curta Calculator

1943

The inventor of the Curta Calculator is Curt Herzstark. After World War II this invention made history by being the smallest all-mechanical four-function calculator, thus emphasizing the importance of portable technology.

First Colossus

1944

The inventor of the Colossus is Tommy Flowers. The Colossus was a machine that was used to decode the complex Lorenz ciphers used by the Nazi's in World War II. It became a blueprint for following technologies.

ENIAC computing system

1946

The inventors of the ENIAC computing system are John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert. In 1946 the ENIAC was publicly unveiled. It became the fastest computer than any previous computer. It is the blueprint for the fast technology that we utilized today.

Williams-Kilburn tube

1947

The inventors of the Williams-Kilburn tube are Freddie Williams and Tom Kilburn. The Williams-Kilburn tube, which was tested in 1947, is the first high-speed fully electronic memory.

Modem

1949

The inventors of the Modem is the Jack Harrington group at the Air Force Cambridge Research Center. Modems transmit radar signals allowing for computers to "talk". Modems are still currently being used today!