history of the computer

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  • Complex Number Calculator completed

    In 1939, Bell Telephone Laboratories completes this calculator, designed by scientist George Stibitz. In 1940, Stibitz demonstrated the CNC at an American Mathematical Society conference held at Dartmouth College. Stibitz stunned the group by performing calculations remotely on the CNC (located in New York City) using a Teletype terminal connected via to New York over special telephone lines.

  • Z3 Computer Created

    Created by Konrad Zuse and was used for aerodynamic calculations. But was eventually destroyed by a bombing in 1943.

  • First program ran on a computer

    University of Manchester researchers Frederic Williams, Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Toothill develop the Small-Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM), better known as the Manchester Baby. Was used to test memory storage and was the first occurence of RAM.

  • SEAC and SWAC completed

  • IBM creates 1400 series

  • Nova Minicomputer introduced

  • Atari introduces model 400 and 800

  • Apple Computer launches the Macintosh

  • Lenovo acquires IBM's PC business

  • The Apple iPad is released

  • Apple Watch