10 significant milestones in the history of computers

Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine

Jun 14, 1837

Considered the first concept of a general-purpose computer. Babbage's design laid the groundwork for future computing.

Alan Turing’s Turing Machine Concept

Nov 12, 1936

Alan Turing published his paper on the concept of the Turing Machine.

ENIAC, the First General-Purpose Electronic Digital Computer

Feb 15, 1946

ENIAC was unveiled at the University of Pennsylvania.

Invention of the Transistor

Dec 23, 1947

John Bardeen, William Shockley, and Walter Brattain invented the transistor at Bell Labs.

UNIVAC I

Jun 14, 1948

UNIVAC I was delivered to the United States Census Bureau, becoming the first commercial computer in the U.S.

Development of Integrated Circuits

Sep 12, 1958

Jack Kilby demonstrated the first working integrated circuit at Texas Instruments.

Introduction of ARPANET

Oct 29, 1969

ARPANET went live, connecting four university computers in the United States.

Apple II

Jun 10, 1977

Apple launched the Apple II at the West Coast Computer Faire.

IBM PC

Aug 12, 1981

IBM introduced its first personal computer, the IBM PC model 5150.

World Wide Web

Aug 6, 1991

Tim Berners-Lee released the first publicly available version of the World Wide Web.