Programming History Timeline

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    Prgramming History

  • Herman Creates a Way to Store Data from Machines

    Herman Hollerith, known as the father of modern automatic computation, created a way to store data from machines using punched cards that machines could read. He also created the tabulator and the key punch machine. His company would later become the core of IBM. (Unknown day and month) Source: "Herman Hollerith Tabulating Machine." Herman Hollerith Tabulating Machine. Columbia University, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. http://www.columbia.edu/cu/computinghistory/hollerith.html.

  • First Field-Effect Transistor a.k.a. the First Transistor is Created.

    The 1st Field-Effect Transistor (FET) is invented, and is the first transistor to ever be created as well. (I couldn't find the month and day it was created) Source: Julius, Edgar Lilienfield. "Espacenet Bibliographic Data for the FET." FET Patent. Espacenet - Patent Serch, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2015. http://worldwide.espacenet.com/publicationDetails/biblio?CC=US&NR=1745175&KC=&FT=E&locale=en_EP.

  • First Pont-Contact Transistor is Created.

    The first point-contract transistor is created by John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain. However, despite not being the first creators of the transistor in general, they are credited for doing so anyways. Sources: "How Computers Work in Less than 20 Minutes." YouTube. YouTube, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2015. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIDzNyfVVg0.

  • Kalman Implements Linear Filtering and Prediction Problems into Computers

    R.E. Kalman implemented the ability to solve equations into computers this year. Though, this only affected military computers and other machines in the defensive field. (No exact day or month) Source: "A New Approach." ASME DC. R.E. Kalman, n.d. Web. 25 Oct. 2015. http://fluidsengineering.asmedigitalcollection.asme.org/article.aspx?articleid=1430402.

  • The Atlas is Created

    Atlas is one of the first supercomputers. Atlas was so powerful that half of the UK's computing power was lost when it was offline. Source: "Computer Conservation Society." Computer Conservation Society. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. http://www.computerconservationsociety.org/resurrection.htm.

  • Work on The First CPU Chip Begins

    Intel starts working on the Intel 4004 chip, which was the very first CPU chip. Intel was assigned to create 12 chips for the Nippon Calculating Machine Company's Busicom 141-PF* printing calculator a year earlier. However Intel simplified it to 4 chips later in development and created an entirely different product: The Intel 4004. Source: http://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/history/museum-story-of-intel-4004.html

  • The Magnavox Odyssey is released

    The Magnavox Odyssey first home console. Its success put the video game industry in a new direction, as well as bring competition to the rising home computers. Source: http://www.pong-story.com/odyssey.htm

  • Pong is Launched.

    Atari launched Pong, one of the earliest games in video game history. Source: "Atari Production #'s." (1999): 1-7. Atari Production Numbers PDF. Atari. Web. 9 Oct. 2015. http://www.atarigames.com/atarinumbers90s.pdf.

  • The Apple I is Released

    The Apple I is the first released this day. It is Steve Wozniak's first product as well as Apple's first product. The Apple I was a do-it-yourself microcomputer that featured only one motherboard. Unfortunately, it didn't sell well. (No specific day) Source: "Hack: The Apple I | MIT Technology Review." MIT Technology Review. MIT Media Lab, 01 May 2007. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. http://www.technologyreview.com/hack/407810/hack-the-apple-i/.

  • North American Video Game Industry Crash

    The NA Video Game Industry Crash happened this year. It didn't happen in one single day; it started as a minor problem, but progressively became bigger due to inflation, the flooded console market, competition from home computers, and many other factors. Source: "NA Video Game Crash." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 09 Oct. 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_video_game_crash_of_1983.

  • The NES Saves the Video Game Industry

  • Servers Consume 1.5% of the Total Energy Budget of the U.S.

    In 2006, due to the amount of U.S. citizens having at least 1 computer in their household, 1.5% of the total energy budget is consumed by computers/servers. (No specific day or month) Source: http://www.energystar.gov/ia/partners/prod_development/downloads/EPA_Report_Exec_Summary_Final.pdf?f272-71fc

  • The World's Smallest Superconductor is Discovered

    While the 32nm transistors in hard drives today are amazing wonders of today, they're mountains compared to the smallest superconductor. This supercondutor is only made up of 4 pairs of molecules, and may help the creation of nanoscale devices become a reality. Source: World's Smallest Superconductor." ITProPortal. ITProPortal, 30 Mar. 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. http://www.itproportal.com/2010/3/30/worlds-smallest-superconductor-discovered/.

  • Fiber-Optic Technology Separates RAM From CPU

    A team of scientists discover that replacing meal wiring with fiber-optics may increase computer speeds by a lot simply by separating RAM from CPU by optical interconnects. Source: Computing at the Speed of Light." MIT Technology Review. MIT Media Lab, 04 Aug. 2010. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. http://www.technologyreview.com/news/420082/computing-at-the-speed-of-light/.

  • Scientists Learn How to Do Calculations With 14 Quantum Bits

    Quantum Physicists from the University of Innsbruck figured out how to control an entaglement of 14 quantum bits. This is one step closer to the invention of the quantum computer, but it might be a few years until one is actually created. Source: "Calculations with 14 Quantum Bits." Nano Werk. Nano Werk, n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2015. http://www.nanowerk.com/news/newsid=20823.php.