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The difference engine
announced in a paper to the royal astronomical society, it was invented by Charles Babbage with the goal to to create a machine to reduce the calculation of polynomial functions. -
The Hollerith punch card
Invented by Herman Hollerith to solve the problem of tabulating census data. -
The Turing machine
Invented in 1936, the Turing machine, invented by Alan Turing, was invented for solving problems in computer science and testing the limits for computation. -
hp
Company's first product was an audio oscillator used by Disney to test audio equipment equipped in movie theaters. -
Automatic programming
In 1952, grace hopper developed the first complier called A-O, an important step toward creating modern programming languages. -
The computer mouse
Invented by Engelbart, believed computers to be a key tool in solving complex problems, invented the computer mouse to help with those problems. -
Apple
founded by college dropouts Steve jobs and Steve Wozniak brought a new vision of changing the way people viewed computers. -
Windows
invented and designed as an extension of Microsoft's disk operating system (MS-DOS). Allowed users to navigate a virtual desktop easier. -
The World Wide Web
Invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1989. Originally conceived and developed to meet the demand for automated information between clients and servers. -
wi-fi
technically invented in 1997 when institute of Electrical and electronic engineers approved the 802.11 standard. -
iPhone
launched in the united states June 29, 2007. The invention reinvented the phone and development began in 2005. -
Chromebook
line of netbooks and tablet computers that run using chromeOS, announced in may 2011, began shipping June 15, 2011 -
apple watch
designed to be an alternative to phones and reduce the amount of time users spend looking at screens. Intended to set the standard for smart watches as the ones that came before the apple watch were inferior.