Kaylee and Jocelyn History of Computers By troutj Period: Jan 1, 1910 to Apr 30, 2015 Computer HIstory This is a timeline of the history of computers for school. Apr 30, 1911 G. N. Lewis starts to make the first lithium battery. http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/l/liion.htm Apr 30, 1923 Jack St. Clair Kilby was born (Nobel Prize winner, inventor of the Integrated Circuit and handheld calculator and thermal printer) http://www.computerhope.com/people/jack_kilby.htm Apr 30, 1937 Alex Reeves creates PCM http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/p/pcm.htm Apr 30, 1939 George Stibitz completes the complex number calculator Apr 30, 1942 John Atanasoff successfully tests the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) which was the first computer to use regenerative capacitor drum memory May 5, 1946 ENIAC computer is completed. May 5, 1948 Andrew Donald Boothh creates the magnetic drum memory. May 5, 1949 Manchester Mark 1 becomes operational (the first computer that could have a stored program May 5, 1950 First electronic computer in Japan by Hideo Jamachito. May 5, 1958 The first integrated circuit was created by Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby May 5, 1962 J.C.R Licklider gives his vision of galactic network May 5, 1967 IBM creates the first floppy disk. May 5, 1969 UCLA introduces the public to the internet on July 3. Couldn't find picture... :( May 5, 1971 The first email is sent Apr 4, 1975 Bill Gates and Paul Allen develop Microsoft. May 5, 1979 CompuServe becomes the first commercial online service offering dial-up connection to anyone September 24. Jan 19, 1983 Apple realses the Lisa computer, the first computer with a GUI Mar 15, 1985 The first Internet domain name symbolics.com is registered by Symbolics May 5, 1986 IBM PC Division announces it's first laptop computer, the PC Convertible May 5, 1992 Windows 3.1 is introduced. Oct 25, 2001 Microsoft Windows XP home and professional editions are released Apr 1, 2004 Google announces Gmail Jan 9, 2007 Apple introduces the iPhone to the public Jan 27, 2010 Apple introduces the iPad Jun 15, 2011 The first Chromebooks with Chrome OS begin shipping
