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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Basics of Computing
The stage is set for the development of computer technology during the development of the modern world, with the development of math, science, and engineering. These aspects of human learning are vital in the history of computers because science and math are the resources that are used in the making of computer technology. -
Development of Electronic Television
Philo T. Farnsworth demonstrates his first working invention of the electronic television. The development of technology such as the TV provided early inspiration for the value of electronics in general, and showed that a wide variety of other technological advances could be made as well, previous to computers. -
Colossus
The Colossus machine, one of the first computers, becomes operational in Bletchley Park during WWII to be used for code-breaking. Colossus was a vital computer instrument during the Second World War, and was able to provide the ground for future technological advancement. -
ENIAC
An acronym for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, ENIAC was the first electronic, general-purpose computer; completion was announced to the public on the date indicated. ENIAC was created in the US for use in the army. It was extremely large, and weighed about 30 tons.
ENIAC was one of the first computers that could provide a wide range of complex math computations. Through ENIAC, models for smaller computers that could provide the same range of intelligence were designed. -
ARPANET
ARPA(Advanced Research Projects Agency)'s plan for ARPANET, one of the forerunners to the modern Internet, is approved by the ARPA director. ARPANET was able to succeed in setting up some of the first internet connections in computer history, and is partially responsible for today's internet-connected world. -
Computer Mouse
First design for the computer mouse is patented on November 17, 1970, by Douglas Englebart. It was given the nickname "mouse" because of the "tail", or the wire that protrudes from the end. Computer mouses are extremely useful in the use of GUI-based computers, and give computer users more freedom functionality in their computer use. -
Microsoft Corporation
Microsoft Corporation is founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen to manufacture and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, a microcomputer.
Today, Mircrosoft is one of the world's leading software providers; it has also developed video game consoles such as the Xbox, provides internet services, and has developed tablet computers similar to the ones provided by other technology-providing companies. -
CDs
First CD is manfuactured in a Philips factory outside of Hanover, Germany. Most CDs began being sold a few months later. CDs have proved extremely useful throughout the years in downloading things like software onto computers. They have also been able to be used for a wider range of purposes, from music to computer games. -
Google
Google is incorporated (or legally recognized) as a company, designed to provide lots of information as a search engine. Google is used all over the world for a variety of uses; other than providing uses as a search engine, Google can provide directions, images, e-mail, and a variety of other services. It has given the computer a wide variety of relatively new uses. -
Skype
In August of 2003 (specific day unkown) Skype is founded by Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friius in Sweden. With Skype, people can talk to each other while looking at each others faces, even if they are on opposite sides of the globe. Most computer technology only involves words; with this, human communications can be enjoyed on a computer, while still being able to enjoy more comfort from being able to see each other. -
Technology of Today- iPad
Steve Jobs of Apple introduces the iPad, some of the latest of the world's computer technology. The iPad is a tablet computer, and, instead of having to press buttons, involves a screen that responds to human touch. The iPad weighs about one and a half pounds.
Unlike much of the computers of the past, the iPad is comparatively a lot easier to use; one does not need to know a special code or computer program to operate it.
