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500 BCE
The Abacus
Invented by Tim Cramner, the abacus was used to calculate numbers -
200 BCE
Antikythera Mechanism
An ancient grecian device was discovered - used to navigate atronomical positions and predict eclipses like clockwork -
1440
The Printing Press
Mechanical movable type printing was invented by Johannes Gutenburg -
Pascaline Calculator
A more developed mechanical calculator invented by Blaise Pascal -
Difference Engine
An automatic mechanical calculator created to tabulate polynomial functions invented by Charles Babbage -
Analytical Engine
The first model for a general purpose computer invented by Ada Lovelace and Charles Babbage -
The Telegraph
Invented by Samuel Morse to communicate messages over a wire laid between stations -
The Telephone
Invented by Alexander Graham Bell, the first practical telephone was developed -
The Bletchley Park Bombe
Invented by Alan Turing, the machine was used to decipher encrypted messages from the Germans in WW2 -
The Television
The first electronic television was created by Philo Taylor Farnsworth -
IBM
Short for 'International Business Machine,' six exclusive computing devices were invented by Charles Flint to meet the needs of society. -
PC
Xeorx Parc releases the first personal computer that people can purchase to have in their own home, designed by Charles P Thacker -
www
The world wide web is born a celebration of technological advancement, developed by Robert E. Kahn and Vint Cerf -
iPhone
Steve Jobs releases the first Apple iPhone