Computer History Timeline

  • Slide Rule

    Slide Rule
    William Oughtred invented the slide rule. it was used for mutiplcation and division.
  • Mechanical Calculator

    Mechanical Calculator
    Blaise pascal invented. It was used for basic arithmetic. They are mainly desktop calculators.
  • Adding and Subtracting Calculator

    Adding and Subtracting Calculator
    Samule invented a calculator that can add and subtract.
  • Binary Mathmatics

    Binary Mathmatics
    Leibniz inveted binary mathmatics. It represents text or computer processor instructions using the binary number system's two binary digits, 0 and 1.
  • Europian Telegraph

    Europian Telegraph
    The Europians were the first to invent the telegraph. It was first in the form of semaphore lines. It was used to send messages to a distant observer through line-of-sight sgnals.
  • Difference Engine

    Difference Engine
    Charles Babbage started the work of the Difference engine. It was an automatice mechcanical calculator. It was desinged to tabulate polynomial functions.
  • American telegraph

    American telegraph
    Samual F. B. Morse conducted the first successful with the first telegraph. It was used encode messgaes.
  • printing calculator

    printing calculator
    George Scheutz invted the printing calculator.
  • Magnetice Recording

    Magnetice Recording
    Marvin Cameras inveted magnetic recording. It was also known as magnectic tape. It was used to record and play back audio and video.
  • Vacuum Tube

    Vacuum Tube
    Was invented by William DeForest. It was yo control electric current through a vacuum in a sealed container.