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Konrad Zuse

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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