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Period: to
First Generation
Vacuum tubes used for circuitry and magnetic drums. -
Antanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC) was invented.
Antanasoff-Berry-Computer (ABC) was invented by John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry. -
Period: to
Second Generation
Transistors were used. -
IBM PC (International Business Machines personal computer) was invented
IBM PC (International Business Machines personal computer) was invented by Philip Don Estridge. -
Minicomputer was invented.
Minicomputer was invented by Seymour Cray. -
Period: to
Third Generation
Used integrated circuits. -
Game consoles were invented.
Game consoles were invented by Ralph H. Baer. -
DEC PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation) was invented.
DEC PDP-8 (Digital Equipment Corporation) was invented by C. Gordon Bell and Edson de Castro. -
Nintendo was invented.
Nintendo was invented by Gunpei Yokoi. -
Period: to
Fourth Generation
Use microprocessors. -
E-books were invented.
E-books were invented by Michael S. Hart -
Microcomputer was invented.
Microcomputer was invented by Ed Roberts. -
Apple computer was invented.
Apple computer was invented by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. -
Digital camera was invented.
Digital camera was invented by Steven Sasson. -
Laptop was invented.
Laptop was invented by William Moggridge. -
Personal computer was invented.
Personal computer was invented by Philip Don Estridge. -
Kodak DCS (Digital Camera System 100) was invented.
Kodak DCS (Digital Camera System 100) was invented. -
Web cam was invented.
Web cam was invented by the Cambridge University science department. -
Smartphones was invented.
Smartphones was invented by IBM. -
Period: to
Fifth Generation
Artificial Intelligence
