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History of computers (1622 BCE- 1958)

By Alonsin 👻
  • 1622 BCE

    The first computer, Created by Romans!

    The first computer, Created by Romans!
    Romans created the first machine called Abacus, they made it to calculate numbers.

  • Blaise Pascal, A genius that invented a better calculator.

    Blaise Pascal, A genius that invented a better calculator.
    Blaise Pascal, Invented a new calculator to help his father. It was made of wheels and gears.

  • Joseph Marie and his computer of the 19th century.

    Joseph Marie and his computer of the 19th century.
    Joseph Marie Jacquard invented a computer that uses wooden punch cards, Actual computers use a similar system.

  • The matematical that dreamed with computers, Charles Babbage

    The matematical that dreamed with computers, Charles Babbage
    He invented a steam-driven that was able to calculate numbers.

  • The government of U.S.A saved 5 million of dollars thanks to Herman Hollerith invention

    The government of U.S.A saved 5 million of dollars thanks to Herman Hollerith invention
    He created a better punch card system that took him 3 years to create, Then after helping the government. He created a company called IBM after that.

  • The general-use computer! Differential Analyzer

    The general-use computer! Differential Analyzer
    Vannevar Bush invents a huge computer, made for general purpose.

  • The brand huge computer, Turing machine.

    The brand huge computer, Turing machine.
    British scientist and mathematician Alan Turing created a very huge calculator that calculated all that was computable.

  • J.V Atanasoff and his challenge

    J.V Atanasoff and his challenge
    He tried a challenge anyone tried before, the first computer without cams, belts, gears, or shafts.

  • Probably the first audio speaker

    Probably the first audio speaker
    Bill Hewlett and David Packard made their first project called HP 200A Audio Oscillator, a popular piece of test equipment for engineers.

  • First computer that has his own memory!

    First computer that has his own memory!
    J.V. Atanasoff and graduate and Clifford Berry (Graduated student) designed a computer that can solve 29 equations simultaneously. This is the first time a computer has memory (Bites)

  • Really a huge computer and a grandfather, (ENIAC)

    Really a huge computer and a grandfather, (ENIAC)
    This is considered as the grandfather of computers, it is made of 18,000 vacuum tubes and fills up a 20-foot by 40-foot room.

  • Tommy Flowers and his machine against nazis

    Tommy Flowers and his machine against nazis
    Tommy flowers created a computer to help in war against Nazis, the computer was able to break codes helping a lot in war.

  • Mathematician John von Neumann and his new EDVAC

    Mathematician John von Neumann and his new EDVAC
    This paper broke down the architecture of a stored-program computer, making it a special computer

  • Mauchly and Eckert and their first comercial computer, UNIVAC.

    Mauchly and Eckert and their first comercial computer, UNIVAC.
    UNIVAC was the first computer for commercial use and government use. Mauchly and Eckert were the creator of this computer.

  • Electric switch of solid materials, Walter Brattain, William Shockley, and John Bradeen

    Electric switch of solid materials, Walter Brattain, William Shockley, and John Bradeen
    Walter Brattain, William Shockley, and John Bradeen finded a way to make an electric switch with solid materials.

  • Geoff Toothill, Frederick Williams and Tom Kilburn created a brand new memory!

    Geoff Toothill, Frederick Williams and Tom Kilburn created a brand new memory!
    Geoff Toothill, Frederick Williams and Tom Kilburn created a memory capable to function on a digital, electronic, stored-program computer.

  • SEAC a test computer built in Washington.

    SEAC a test computer built in Washington.
    SEAC was a test computer built in Washington, it was a test for components and systems.

  • COBOL a brand new computer system

    COBOL a brand new computer system
    COBOL was created for business, instead of numbers COBOL used language, Making it a very special system.

  • John Backus and a team of programmers invented a system for advanced matematics, FORTRAN.

    John Backus and a team of programmers invented a system for advanced matematics, FORTRAN.
    FORTRAN was created by John Backus and a team, for matematics.

  • Jack Kirby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit (computer chip)

    Jack Kirby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit (computer chip)
    The computer chip is used even in 2022, Making Jack Kirby and Robert Noyce pretty popular people. sources: computer solve.