HISTORY OF THE COMPUTER FOR KIDS By upark Jan 1, 1936 first frreely programmable computer Period: Jan 1, 1936 to Feb 21, 2012 History of the Computer May 10, 1947 Invention of the transistor Even though a computer does not use transistors, the invention of this device influenced the development of computers Oct 8, 1952 UNIVAC computer, First commercial computer Jul 4, 1954 First programmming language invented at IBM Mar 16, 1958 Integrated circuit May 29, 1962 First computer game invented Sep 15, 1964 Invention of the computer mouse Oct 11, 1971 Invention of the floppy disk May 21, 1974 First consumer computers Mar 1, 1982 IBM's first home computer May 31, 1985 Microsoft invents Windows Aug 26, 1986 IBM releases first laptop Jun 24, 1993 First live streaming event: SEVERE TIRE DAMAGE Apr 21, 1994 First email virus Mar 1, 1997 Google Jul 27, 2000 First time in history: over half of Americans have Internet Oct 17, 2001 First iPod Apr 3, 2004 Facebook May 18, 2005 YouTube Apr 2, 2007 Kindle Jun 23, 2007 iPhone Nov 6, 2007 iPhone Aug 10, 2010 First all-robotic surgery
