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Pascaline, September 8, 2014 In 1645, the first calculator to actually be use was invinted by Blaise Pascal. It was called the Pascaline. It could only add and subtract by spinning numbers on a dial. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/725527/Pascaline
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Stepped Reckoner, September 8, 2014 Created by Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz in 1674, the Stepped Rockoner did multiplication by repeating addition and shifting. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/725529/Step-Reckoner
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Loom, September 8, 2014 Jaquard Loom, created by Joseph-Marie Jacquard, is a weaving device with special looms to controll warp yarns. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/299155/Jacquard-loom
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Charles Babbage, September 8, 2014 Charles Babbaage, father of all computers, created the Difference Engine. The difference ingine, unlike any ordinary calculator, solved not just a single problem but a series of calculation that makes one complex problem. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/725539/Difference-Engine
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Lady Ada King, September 8, 2014 Lady Augustus Ada was the first ever computer programer. She documented Babbage's work and wrote programs that were run on Babbage's machines. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/349551/Ada-King-countess-of-Lovelace
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Census Tabulating Machine, September 8, 2014 By the time of the 1890 census, Herman Hollerith had invented a machine to record statics by punching a card. The invention was a success. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/269383/Herman-Hollerith?anchor=ref747444
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Vacuum Tubes, September 8, 2014 The first generation computer processers was the vacuum tube, featured in the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC). This Computer contained around 300 vaacum cubes. Vacuum tubes were also the main base of the ENIAC. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/183692/electron-tube
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Harvard Mark I, September 8, 2014 The Harvard Mark I, created by Howard Aiken, consisted of three paper tape readers, two card readers, a card punch, and two typewritters. It took less than ten seconds to add two numbers. It was a calculator! This was Aiken's first fully automatic large-scale calculator. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/44895/Harvard-Mark-I
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Dr. Grace Murray Hopper, September 8, 2014 Dr. Hopper discovered the first computer bug, but guess what. It was an actuall bug, a moth! One day, one of her programs gave incorrect results and, a moth was found blocking one of the relays. Since then, a program error in a computer has been called a bug. http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/271591/Grace-Hopper
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Iphone5c, September 4 2014 The rich and particular color we wanted to infuse into iPhone 5c simply wasn’t possible with metal. But we had no interest in imitating the typical, fragile plastic phone. So we built iPhone 5c around a steel-reinforced frame that also acts as an antenna." https://www.apple.com/iphone-5c/design/
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Picture, September 4 2014 "Fun was built into every millimeter of the thinnest, lightest iPod touch. It does more than ever, more powerfully than ever, from playing games to playing music to just playing around. And everything looks tremendous on the 4-inch Retina display." http://www.apple.com/ipod-touch/design/
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iPad Mini, September 4 2014 "Any way you look at it, iPad mini is just incredible. And the stunning Retina display is only the beginning. With a new A7 chip, advanced wireless, and powerful apps — all beautifully integrated with iOS 7 — iPad mini with Retina display lets you do more than you ever imagined. Feature for feature, it’s identical to iPad Air in every way." http://www.apple.com/ipad-mini/features/
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iPad Air, September 8, 2014 "iPad Air keeps you connected faster than ever. In more locations than ever. Using two antennas instead of one and MIMO technology, iPad Air delivers up to twice the Wi-Fi performance of its predecessor. And the Wi-Fi + Cellular model supports more LTE bands than ever, so you can make quick, easy connections the world over." http://www.apple.com/ipad-air/
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Abacus, September 8, 2014 The abacus is the father of all calculating machines and computers. The first abacus was made in 3000 BC http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/340/abacus, September 4 2014
