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The invention of the loom.
In France, Joseph Marie Jacquard invents a loom that uses punched wooden cards to automatically weave fabric designs. Early computers would use similar punch cards. -
the first computer
English mathematician Charles Babbage conceives of a steam-driven calculating machine that would be able to compute tables of numbers. The project, funded by the English government, is a failure. More than a century later, however, the world’s first computer was actually built. -
Alan Turning
Born on June 23, 1912, Turing was part of an upper-middle-class British family involved in colonial India. Science was a passion for young Turing, who often took part in primitive chemistry experiments. Before applying to schools, Turing was already theorizing on relativity and quantum mechanics -
FORTRAN was created
FORTRAN was the world's first high-level programming language. It was developed at IBM by a small team led by John Backus. The earliest version of FORTRAN was released in 1957 as a programming tool for the IBM 704 -
protype of a motern computer
Douglas Engelbart shows a prototype of the modern computer, with a mouse and a graphical user interface (GUI). This marks the evolution of the computer from a specialized machine for scientists and mathematicians to technology that is more accessible to the general public. -
two computer geeks
1975: The January issue of Popular Electronics magazine features the Altair 8080, described as the "world's first minicomputer kit to rival commercial models." Two "computer geeks," Paul Allen and Bill Gates, offer to write software for the Altair, using the new BASIC language. On April 4, after the success of this first endeavor, the two childhood friends form their own software company, Microsoft. -
radio shack
Radio Shack's initial production run of the TRS-80 was just 3,000. It sold like crazy. For the first time, non-geeks could write programs and make a computer do what they wished -
VisaCalc
Accountants rejoice at the introduction of VisiCalc, the first computerized spreadsheet program. -
pcs
PCs become gaming machines as "Command & Conquer," "Alone in the Dark 2," "Theme Park," "Magic Carpet," "Descent" and "Little Big Adventure" are among the games to hit the market. -
wii hit the market
When the Nintendo Wii was first released in late 2006, it was a revolutionary piece of technology, combining a polished gaming experience with groundbreaking motion control. The mix of fun, intuitive interaction and the broad accessibility of Nintendo’s iconic games made for a gaming system that appealed to a much broader audience than the average gaming system. Ten years on, the Nintendo Wii may not be as revolutionary, but the wide appeal hasn’t changed. -
apple iphone
: The iPhone brings many computer functions to the smartphone. -
ipad
Apple unveils the iPad, changing the way consumers view media and jumpstarting the dormant tablet computer segment. -
Steve Jobs
It's hard to imagine this sort of grief for most other CEOs — would the loss of the head of General Electric or Exxon Mobile spur 10,000 tweets per second? — but Jobs had a combination of smarts, entrepreneurship and salesmanship that linked him closely with Apple and its products. -
Facebook
Facebook gains 1 billion users on October 4. -
Apple watch was made
Apple Watch Series 2 launched on September 16, 2016 with GPS, 50-meter water resistance with swimming support, a brighter display, and a faster processor
