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In 1936, Konrad Zuse made the first freely progamable computer called the "Z1." This is important because this was the first time someone could code a computer to do things.
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In 1944, Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper made the Harvard Mark 1. This is important because it was a ground breaking computer for the time.
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In 1947, John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley created the first transister. While this is not a computer, it would be essential to computers in the future.
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In 1953, John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly created the UNIVAC computer that was able to pick presidential winners. This is important because it chose the prisident and would chose winners from there on.
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In 1958, Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce created the first Integrated Circuit. Again while this is not a computer, it would be an essental part for all computers in the future.
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In 1962, Steve Russell & MIT created the first computer game. This is important because it paved the way for all games sience.
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In 1964, Douglas Engelbart created the first computer mouse. This is important because it has been used to control computers ever sience.
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In 1970, the company "Intel" created the world's first available dynamic RAM chip. This was important because it instantly became an essential part in every computer.
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In 1971, Faggin, Hoff & Mazor created the first microprocessor. Again, this instantly became an essential part in every computer.
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In 1983, Apple created the "Lisa computer." This was the first computer that had a GUI (graphical user interface). This was an important event because it was was the first time that pictures were used to navigate rather than text. This made computers much easier to use for everybody
