Computer History

  • Charles Babbage Computer

    Charles Babbage Computer

    Charles Babbage proposed the first general mechanical computer called The Analytical Engine
    This computer is considered to be the first electro-mechanical programmable computer.
    The beauty of the way this machine works, is that it uses only arithmetical addition and removes the need for multiplication and division which are more difficult to implement mechanically.
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    Computer History

  • IBM

    IBM

    IBM is known as one of the world's largest computer companies. This was found by Charles Flint on the 16th of June, 1911
  • The first video game

    The first video game

    Tennis For Two is an electronic game released in 1958 which is created by William Higinbotham. This was one of the first electronic games to use a graphical display.
  • Microchip

    Microchip

    The microchip was invented by Jack Kilby,
    This made technology easier and smaller.
  • First Email sent

    First Email sent

    The first email was sent by Ray Tomlinson to himself
  • First modern-like computer

    First modern-like computer

    The first computer with a graphical user interface, a keyboard and a mouse.
  • FIrst Cell Phone Call

    FIrst Cell Phone Call

    Martin Cooper made the first mobile telephone call in front of reporters, to Dr. Joel S. Engel of Bell Labs.
  • Apple was created

    Apple was created

    Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne on April 1, 1976. This company later developed personal computers and different devices which came in use these days.
  • Adobe

    Adobe

    Adobe Systems is a software program and this was found on 1982 by by John Warnock and Charles Geschke.
  • The realease of windows

    The realease of windows

    On the 18th of November, 1985, Microsoft introduced an operating environment called Windows
  • World Wide Web

    World Wide Web

    The World Wide Web (aka www) was invented.
    Technology now used globally
  • The Internet

    The Internet

    TIm berners-lee invents the internet
  • Microsoft Office

    Microsoft Office

    The Microsoft Office was initially released at 1990
  • Yahoo

    Yahoo

    YAHOO is founded in April, 1994, by Jerry Yang and David Filo
  • Xbox

    Xbox

    Bill Gates introduces the Xbox on January 7th 2001