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This system was developed anywhere between 30,000-20,000BC. This was the first system that could store information.
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The abacus was developed around 3,000 BC. It was the first form of a calculator, using beads to perform equations.
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This machine can do multiplication, division, and square roots. It was invented by Gottfried Leibniz.
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This article set the standard for the modern binary system. It was writted by Gottfried Leibniz.
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This machine could do calculations. It was concieved by Charles Babbage.
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The telegraph could send messages over long distances, through wire. It was first invented by Samuel Morse.
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Ada Byron was considered to be the first computer programmer. In 1843, she wrote down the basis of computer programming under something simply titled, "Notes".
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This was first invented by Du Bois D. Parmelee. It was operated with 9 keys and a sidebar.
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This machine was created to do any math equation. It was also concieved by Charles Babbage.
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This was a system used to send and store information. It did this by holes punched in the tape.
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Although typewriters were in use as early as 1714, this was considered to be the first commercially successful one. It was invented by Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden and Samuel W. Soule.
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The mechanical register counts and stores money. It was first invented by bar owner James Jacob Ritty.
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This system could sense the presence or absence of a hole in a punch card. It was invented by Herman Hollerith.
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The Z1 computer was the first made by Konrad Zuse. It was a binary mechanical calculator that read instructions from punch tape.
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This was the second computer Konrad Zuse made. It used electrical relay circuits to perform calculations.
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This is the third computer built by Konrad Zuse. It was the also the first fully programmable one.
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The Colossus was a codebreaking machine. It was invented by the British engineer Tommy Flowers.
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This was the last computer built by Zuse. It had 32 bit memory instead of 22.
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This was invented by Jack Kilby. It put all the components and the chip of a computer on the same semiconductive material.
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This was invented by Douglas Engelbart. It had the cord running out of the back of the mouse, instead of the front like today.
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The Altair was considered to be the beginning of the microcomputer revolution. It had no keyboard or mouse, and was designed for hobbyists.
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This computer was first made by Steve Wosniak. It was the first personal computer.
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This was the second computer made by Wosniak. It featured a built in monitor unlike its predecessor.
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This was the first personal computer released by IBM. It had open architecture, meaning anyone could copy and tweak it.
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This was invented by Tim Berners-Lee. It is a world wide information medium.
