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The Abacus
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Antikythera Mechanism
Mechanical analog computer. Dated back to c. 100 BCE. Discovered in 1901. -
Binary Logic
In 1703, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz developed logic in a mathematical sense. He made the ones and zeros represent true and false values. -
Charles Babbage Analytical Engine
Charles Babbage designed his Analytical Engine which is believed to be the first design of a modern computer. -
Boolean algebra
In 1854, George Boole published his Boolean algebra. -
Algorithms
Alan Turing and Alonzo Church introduced the formalization of an algorithm. -
Turing Machine
Alan Turing introduced the concept of his Turing Machine. -
Z3
Zonrad Zuse developed the first functional program-controlled Turing-complete computer, the Z3. -
Manchester Baby
In 1948, the first practical computer, the Manchester baby, was built. -
Whirlwind
The Whirlwind real-time computer was built at MIT. -
FORTRAN
FORTRAN, the first high-level programmin language development, began with the work of John Backus and his team at IBM. -
Integrated Circuit
Jack Kilby, of Texas Instruments, invented the integrated circuit. -
ALGOL
ALGOL, the first structured programming language is released. -
BASIC
The programming language BASIC was devloped at Darmouth College. -
UNIX
Development of UNIX operating system began. -
Scientific Calculator.
Hewlett-Packard released the first handheld scientific calculator. -
Apple Computer
Apple computer, Inc. was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. -
MS-DOS
Microsoft's development of MS-DOS began. -
IBM Personal Computer
IBM annouced their IBM Personal Computer which became the basis for most of the modern personal computer industries. -
Linux
The Linux kernal is created by Linus Torvalds. -
Windows 7
Microsoft releases Windows 7. -
Plankalkül
In 1946, Zuse designed the first high-level programmin language, Plankalkül.
