Computer History

First Programmable Computer

1941

Originally designed in 1936 but perfected in 1941, German engineer Konrad Zuse created the first programmable computer .Built with 2600 relays and a clock speed of just 5-10Hz, this is widely to be considered the proof of concept for what computers would go on to become.

First General-Purpose Programmable Electronic Computer

1945

Developed by American physicist John Mauchly and electrical engineer J. Presper Eckert, this computer was created with the purpose of calculating artillery firing tables for the Ballistic Research Facility. It was a modular computer with the ability to branch functions and and had built in memory big enough for 10 digit decimal numbers.

First Personal Computer

1950

With the help of two grad students ,American Computer Scientist Edmund Callis Berkeley built the first personal computer. With punched paper as an input and just 5 lights as an output, this computer is the father of what allows for everybody to have computer access at home.

First Object-Oriented Programming Language

1967

The first programming language introducing programming mainstays such as inheritance, virtual procedures, and garbage collection. Without this language, commonly used and utilized languages such as Python would never come to be, and would never come to power many of the services we use on a daily basis

Invention of the Microprocessor

1971

Italian engineer Fredrico Faggin, with the help of his team, developed the Intel 4004, the world's first microprocessor. With 2300 transistors fit within a 12 millimeter chip, this invention broke new ground for computers to get smaller and smaller, and by extension, more accessible.