History of Computers By mattieschreck Jan 1, 1868 Christopher Sholes creates first Typewriter Jan 1, 1878 QWERTY Keyboard invented Jan 1, 1943 Colossus Mark 1 invented to hel Military Jan 1, 1947 ENIAC computer invented Jan 1, 1951 UNIVAC is created Jan 1, 1952 UNIVAC is used to predict presidental election Jan 1, 1956 Transistor Effect wins Nobel Prize http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/physics/laureates/1956/ Jan 1, 1962 Steve Russell creates "Spacewar" Jan 1, 1962 Jack Kilby started research on the integrated circuit http://inventors.about.com/od/istartinventions/a/intergrated_circuit.htm Jan 1, 1964 Douglas Engelbart creates computer mouse Jan 1, 1969 US Department of Defense used Arapnet to allow military bases to communicate with each other. Jan 1, 1970 Microprocessor Jan 1, 1971 Ray Tomlinson recieved first e-mail Jan 1, 1971 "The Creeper" virus spreads Jan 1, 1975 IBM 5100 portable laptop released Jan 1, 1976 Steve Jobs creates first Apple Computer Jan 1, 1979 Seymour Rubenstein and Rob Barnaby create WordStar Jan 1, 1981 Osborne 1 costs $1,795 Jan 1, 1982 Time Magazine named the computer the "Machine of the Year" Jan 1, 1982 Scott E. Fahlman creates sideways smiley face Jan 1, 1989 Tim Berners-Lee introduces the World Wide Web Sep 4, 1998 Google incorporated Jan 1, 2001 First Ipod released Jan 1, 2002 first smartphone capable of receiving e-mail and accessing the Internet released Jan 1, 2007 first Ipod touch released Jun 29, 2007 Iphone 1 is released Jan 1, 2010 Ipod shuffle is released Mar 3, 2010 First Ipad is released Jan 1, 2013 Iphone 5c is released
