Evans computer Programming history By DinoKing Oct 2, 1804 Only the years are correct. Months and days are not accurate Dec 31, 1804 Frances Joseph-Marie Jacquard creates an automated loom programmed by punch-cards http://www.computerhope.com/history/1800.htm Oct 2, 1940 Complex Number Calculator completed with the first remote access computing http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1946 ENIAC is first shown to public works 1000x faster than its competition. Oct 2, 1960 Simula- first language to support object-oriented programming Late 60's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_programming_languages#1968-1979:_establishing_fundamental_paradigms Oct 2, 1962 LINC- first real-time laborabtory data processing http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1968 Data General Corp introduces the Nova with 32kb of memory http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1972 HP-35 performed logarithmic and trigonemetric functions http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1976 Cray 1- first successful vector processor http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1980 C++ language introduced http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1991 Python developed http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1995 Java created http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr Oct 2, 1996 WebDNA developed http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?category=cmptr