History of Computer Programming

History of Computer Programming

Period: Jan 1, 1000 to Dec 31, 2014

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First Calculator

Oct 6, 1623

Wilhelm Schickard built the first calculator for computing numbers (addition, subtraction, multiplying, and dividing).

The Analytical Machine

Jan 1, 1834

http://www.computerhistory.org/babbage/engines/Charles Babbage thought of the concept of a programmable engine. It could be programmed usng punching cards and had similar components of modern day computers.

Binary computesr

Oct 3, 1939

http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3975A computer, developed by Bell Labs, uses the binary system to compute numbers and math functions.

First Computer Bug

Sep 9, 1945

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1945The first computer bug, a moth stuck in the computer, was found by Grace Hopper.

Radom Access Storage

Aug 1, 1955

http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3975IBM engineers develop a disk that allows more magnetization on the disk for radom access storage.

CAD software

Aug 1, 1963

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1963The computer aided design (CAD) software, DAC-1, was released by IBM. DAC-1 was for General Motors, who wanted to use computers for designing cars.

BASIC

Oct 2, 1964

http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3975BASIC language, which was easier to use than FORTRAN, is developed by Dartmouth professors for a time sharing computer system.

HP- 2115

Jan 6, 1966

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1966Hewlett Packard released HP-2115, a computer that supported programming languages BASIC, ALGOL, and FORTRAN.

UNIX

Dec 5, 1969

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1969Kenneth Thompson and Dennis Ritchie develop UNIX operating system. UNIX was run using the C language and had modifiable code.

C Language

Jan 1, 1972

http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2013/01/11/3667939.htmThe C programming language, which became the template for many other languages, is developed.

Visual Display Module

Aug 9, 1975

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1975Lee Felsenstein designed the visual display module, which allowed games to be played on personal computers.

CD-ROM

Dec 9, 1984

http://www.greatachievements.org/?id=3975The CD-ROM is made and can store much more information than floppy disks. People can now record and download their own information the disks.

Linux

Jan 9, 1991

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1991The operating system, Linux, was released. Linux became open source, and the software had many features and was easy to modify.

Mosaic

Aug 7, 1993

http://www.computerhistory.org/timeline/?year=1993The Mosaic web browser could access graphic features from the internet. Mosaic was later availble to many operating different operating systems.

Java

Oct 1, 1995

http://www.abc.net.au/technology/articles/2013/01/11/3667939.htmThe Java language, based off of C language, was developed. Java was much simpler and easier to use than other languages before.