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Birth
Konrad Zuse was born on June 22, 1910 in Berlin, Germany. -
Experimented in the construction of computers
Working in his parents' apartment Zuse attempted to create computers. -
Graduated from Technical University of Berlin
Graduated with a degree in civil engineering. -
Created the Z1
The Z1 was a floating point binary mechanical calculator with limited programmability. -
Presented the Z2
The Z2 was a mechanical relay computer that military service ordered Zuse to build by providing him with the necessary resources. -
Became funded by the German government
The German government began funding him through the Aerodynamische Versuchsanstalt which used his work for the production of glide bombs. -
Built the S1 and S2 computing machines
The S1 and S2 computing machines were special purpose devices which computed aerodynamic corrections to the wings of radio-controlled flying bombs -
Created the world's first programmable computer
The first programmable computer he created was the Turing-complete Z3 which was programmed-controlled. -
Designed the first high-level programming language
Zuse designed the first high-level programming language called Plankalkul from 1943 to 1945. -
Published brief excerpts of a PhD thesis
The thesis contained groundbreaking research years ahead of its time, mainly the first high-level programming language. -
IBM's option on Zuse's patent
This was Zuse's first influence on a US company. -
The Z4 was delivered to ETH Zurich
The Z4 was the world's first commercial digital computer. -
Recieved the Harry H. Goode Memorial Award
Zuse was granted the award along with George Stibitz who was one of the founders of the first digital computer. -
Suggestion of cellular automaton
Zuse suggested that the universe itself is running on a cellular automaton. -
Released the book Rechnender Raum
Zuse's book suggested the concept of a computation-based universe. -
Recreated the Z1 and heart attack
While attempting to recreate the Z1, Zuse suffered from a heart attack. -
Death
Zuse died on December 18, 1995 in Hunfeld, Germany due to heart failure.
