Computer History

By Alexandria_miller13

  • The Microsoft Epoch time is set

    The Microsoft Windows Epoch time is set to start January 1, 1601
  • Francis Bacon device the Baconian Cipher

    Francis Bacon device the Baconian Cipher

    Francis Bacon devices the Baconian Cipher, a cipher that used A's and B's to encode messages
    This picture is an example of the Baconian Cipher

  • When the first time computer was used

    The word "computer" was first recorded as being used in 1613 and was originally used to describe a person who performed calculations or computations. The definition of a computer remained the same until the end of the 19th century when it began referring to a machine that performed calculations.

  • Idea of Logarithms

    John Napier illustrates and puts forward the idea of Logarithms
  • System of Napier's Bones introduced

    System of Napier's Bones introduced

    John Napier introduced a system called "Napiers Bones," made from horn, bone or ivory the device allowed the capability of multiplying by adding numbers and dividing by subtracting.
    The picture below shows what Napier's bones looked like
  • circular slide rule invented

    circular slide rule invented

    The circular slide rule is invented by William Oughtred.