Fundamentals of Computer Technology Timeline Project. Evelynn Bendle By evelynnbendle 1833 1st Programmable Computer https://science.howstuffworks.com/innovation/inventions/who-invented-the-computer.htm 1906 Vacuum tubes https://new.engineering.com/story/vacuum-tubes-the-world-before-transistors 1943 1st electronic digital computer https://www.britannica.com/technology/Atanasoff-Berry-Computer 1945 1st automatic computing engines https://www.britannica.com/technology/Automatic-Computing-Engine 1947 Transistors https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/transist.htm 1955 Artificial intelligence http://world-information.org/wio/infostructure/100437611663/100438659360 1958 Integrated circuits https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/news/jack-kilby-and-the-world-first-integrated-circuit 1964 The mouse https://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/technology/douglas-c-engelbart-inventor-of-the-computer-mouse-dies-at-88.html#:~:text=The%20idea%20for%20the%20mouse,cursor%20on%20a%20computer%20display. 1971 Microprocessors https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-13260039 1989 The world wide web https://home.cern/science/computing/birth-web/short-history-web 2007 The iphone https://www.wired.com/story/guide-iphone/ 2020 Reflection In my opinion, i think that the world wide web was the most important because millions of people use it everyday and it helps everyone access apps, websites, and allows them to perform tasks.
