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Birth
Born in Berlin in 1910 to Maria and Emil Zuse -
Family moved to Braunsberg
In 1912, the Zuse family left for Braunsberg, a town in east Prussia, where Emil Zuse was appointed a postal clerk. -
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Life's work
From 1935 till 1964 Zuse was almost entirely devoted to the development of the first relays computer in the world, creating the first workable programmable computer in the world -
Graduated from College
graduated from the Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg in civil engineering. -
Built first prototype Computer Machine
Used binary representation to simplify construction -
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Advised by Calculator Manufacturor
Zuse had a large interest in calculating machines so this advising job made complete sense -
Completed Z3
Completed the famous Z3, known as one of the first working computers on the planet. -
Began Construction of the Z4 computer
Began construction of the Z4, a computer using electromechanical relays -
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Designed first high level programming language
Designed first high level programming language, Plankalkul -
Married Gisela Brandes
Maried Gisela Brandes in Germany -
Z3 destroyed by Allied raid
Zuse's most famous work destroyed by Allied Raid during WWII -
IBM uses patents
IBM uses patents, this is the first time a US company uses technology from Zuse. -
recieved Harry Goode Memorial Award
In 1965 Zuse received the Harry Goode Memorial Award in Las Vegas -
Wrote an Autobiography
Wrote an autobiography about himself after he retired -
Death
Zuse dies in Hunfeld, Germany