Hardware History Timeline

  • Fusajiro Yamauchi

    Founded in 1889 and by Fusajiro Yamauchi
  • Founded in 1889 and by Fusajiro Yamauchi.

    Founded in 1889 and by Fusajiro Yamauchi.
  • 1922 and by Ralph H. Baer.

    1922 and by Ralph H. Baer.
  • John Vincent Atanasoff.

    Conceived in 1937 and by John Vincent Atanasoff.
  • first gen Vacuum Tubes

    1) What is the time frame of the first generation of computers invented? Vacuum Tubes1940-1956
    What significant invention allowed computers to work for the first generation? They use the vacuum tube of a vacuum to make a work.
  • 1956 and by John Mullin.

    1956 and by John Mullin.
  • Artificial Intelligence 1956

    Artificial Intelligence 1956
  • 1958–1962 and by Kenneth Olsen.

    1958–1962 and by Kenneth Olsen.
  • 1960s and by Edson de Castro.

    1960s and by Edson de Castro.
  • 1960s and by Edson de Castro.

    1960s and by Edson de Castro.
  • Integrated Circuits1964-1971

    Integrated Circuits1964-1971
  • Microprocessors1971

    Microprocessors 1971
  • Sept. 25, 1973 William Shockley.

    Sept. 25, 1973 William Shockley.
  • 1980 and by Michael Hart

    1980 and by Michael Hart
  • August 12, 1981 and by Don Estrange.

    August 12, 1981 and by Don Estrange.
  • 1981 and by Michael Dell.

    1981 and by Michael Dell.
  • 1990 and by Kodak.

    1990 and by Kodak.
  • 1992 and by Nokia.

    1992 and by Nokia.
  • Steve Jobs

    January 3, 1977 and by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak effectively.
  • Transistors1956-1963

    2) What is the time frame of the Second generation of computers invented? Transistors1956-1963