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The first computers
Victorian men were the first computers. They were soon replaced because they made mistakes. -
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Computer History
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Frances Joseph-Marie Jacquard completes his fully automated loom that is programmed by punched cards.
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Charles Babbage created the difference engine
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The first phone was made. It was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.
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The Turing Machine was made
The Turing Machine was made to crack German war codes during World War II -
The Colossus was made by Thomas Flowers
The Colossus was made by Thomas Flowers to help the British crack codes -
Thomas Watson predicted that the world might need 5 computers
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The ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer) was made. It was made to do maths.
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Transistors were created. They were made by William Shockley, Walter House Brattain and John Bardeen. Transistors replaced valves, which meant that less space was needed for computers.
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The Silicon chip was made by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
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The first touch screen item was made. It was created by E.A. Johnson
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Xerox Parc was founded.
Xerox Parc is a company that created Screens with icons, laser printers, disks, mouses, laptops, emails and networking and more -
The internet was created.
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The IPad was invented. It was made by Apple Inc.