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Hollerith invented and used a punched card device to help analyze the 1890 U.S. census data. His great breakthrough was his use of electricity to read, count and sort punched cards whose holes represented data gathered by the census-takers. https://www.thoughtco.com/computer-punch-cards-4074957 -
Their first product was an audio oscillator and one of their first customers Walt Disney. Disney used the oscillator to test audio equipment in the 12 specially equipped theaters showing Fantasia in 1940. https://www.computerhistory.org/brochures/g-i/hewlettpackard-company-hp/ -
COBOL was designed in 1959 by CODASYL and was partly based on the programming language FLOW-MATIC, designed by Grace Hopper. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL#:~:text=COBOL%20was%20designed%20in%201959,ISO/IEC%201989:2023. -
On Dec. 9, 1968, Oregon-born engineer and inventor Douglas Engelbart hosted a computer demonstration so groundbreaking it is known today as the “Mother of All Demos.” https://www.opb.org/article/2023/12/09/mother-of-all-demos-oregon-1968-computer-demonstration-douglas-engelbart/#:~:text=Oregon%20State%20University%20alumnus%20Douglas,%E2%80%9CMother%20of%20All%20Demos.%E2%80%9D -
Apple Computer, Inc. was founded on April 1, 1976, by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, who brought to the new company a vision of changing the way people viewed computers. https://guides.loc.gov/this-month-in-business-history/april/apple-computer-founded -
The revolutionary first iPhone was released on June 29, 2007. Revealed as a device that was capable of iPod, Phone, and Internet functionalities, the iPhone marked the large first step in the smartphone market we know today. https://www.ign.com/articles/all-iphone-release-dates-in-order -
On May 11, 2011, Google announced two Chromebooks from Acer and Samsung at Google I/O. The Samsung model was released on June 15, 2011, and the Acer model in mid-July. In August 2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChromeOS -
Apple® today unveiled Apple Watch™—its most personal device ever—featuring revolutionary new technologies and a pioneering user interface with a beautiful design that honors the rich tradition of precision watchmaking. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2014/09/09Apple-Unveils-Apple-Watch-Apples-Most-Personal-Device-Ever/