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Abacus
in 2000 B.C. Abacus first used for computations.
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First Calculator
Gottfried von Liebniz creates a more reliable adding machine that adds, subtracts, multiplies, divides, and calculates square roots.
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Calculator
The Arithmometer was the first mass-produced calculator invented by Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar.
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Morse Code
Samuel Morse invented Morse Code.
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Remotes
Remote control was invented by Nikola Tesla.
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First Digital Computer
John Atanasoff, with graduate student Clifford Berry, designs and builds the first electronic digital computer. His project was funded by a grant for 650$. -
Program Storing
John von Neumann proposes that a program be stored in a computer in the same way that data are stored. His proposal, called the "von Neumann architecture," is the basis for modern computers. -
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Milestones
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First Transistor
The first computer to use the transistor as a switching device, the IBM 7090, is introduced.
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More Modern
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) publishes the first standard for the C programming language. -
Microsoft Surface
An incredible computer without a mouse or keyboard used just like a normal computer.
