Steps in the Development of the Computer By marcie_williams 1300 The Medieval Abacus https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Abacus 1642 The Pascaline Calculator https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search/object/nmah_690278 1834 The Analytical Engine https://www.britannica.com/technology/Analytical-Engine 1890 The Punch Card Tabulation System https://www.thoughtco.com/computer-punch-cards-4074957 Dec 23, 1947 The Transistor https://www.pcmag.com/encyclopedia/term/transistor 1959 Integrated Circuit https://techterms.com/definition/integratedcircuit 1967 Random Access Memory https://www.avast.com/c-what-is-ram-memory 1969 The Internet https://www.britannica.com/technology/Internet 1971 The Microprocessor https://computer.howstuffworks.com/microprocessor.htm 1991 Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) https://ccm.net/faq/298-what-is-wifi-and-how-does-it-work