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The 1820s saw Babbage work on his 'Difference Engine', a machine could perform mathematical calculations. He then developed plans for a bigger, better, machine - Difference Engine 2. He also worked on another invention, the more complex Analytical Engine, a revolutionary device on which his fame as a computer pioneer now largely rests.
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Charles Babbage designs his first mechanical computer.
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The captometer is a invention from Dorr.E, operated by pressing keys.
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Per Georg Scheutz and his son Edvard invented the Turbulating Machine.
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William Stanley Jevons designs a pracitcal logic machine
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Alan Turing designs the concept of a Theoretical computing machine.
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Konrad Zuse creates the Z1 computer, a binary digital computer using a punch tape.
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This was a great breakthrough in the technology, because people can now use it daily, compared to before.
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The first Colossus is operational at Bletchley Park. Designed by British engineer Tommy Flowers, the Colossus was designed to break the complex Lorenz ciphers used by the Nazis during WWII.
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Interne was founded by some clever people.
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The mouse we use today is designed by Douglas Englebart.
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This is a big milestone because you get to search the internet.
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Microsoft's first game console.