Technology History Project

  • Colossus - first electric programmable computer

    Colossus - first electric programmable computer

    Source The colossus, developed by Tommy Flowers, was created to help the british code breakers read encrypted German messages.
  • UNIVAC

    UNIVAC

    sourcethe first commercial computer for business and government applications.
  • FORTRAN

    FORTRAN

    Sourceprovided the programmer with low-level access to the computers innards.
  • SAGE

    SAGE

    Sourcelinked hundreds of radar stations in the United States and Canada in the first large-scale computer communications network.
  • Dataphone

    Dataphone

    SourceAT&T designed its Dataphone, the first commercial modem, specifically for converting digital computer data to analog signals for transmission across its long distance network.
  • BASIC - Microsoft first produced it.

    BASIC - Microsoft first produced it.

    SourceDeceloped by students at Darmouth College. Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code was designed to be a simplified language for those without a strong technical or mathematical background
  • Arpanet- First Internet Connection

    Arpanet- First Internet Connection

    SourceThe U.S. Department of Defence made the first network for military purposes. The network was called the Arpanet and eventually turned into today's internet.
  • PASCAL - first adding machine

    PASCAL - first adding machine

    SourceThe language was named for Blaise Pascal, credited for inventing the first adding machine. Created PASCAL as a teaching tool and it grew to into widespread commercial use.
  • Kenbak-1

    Kenbak-1

    Sourcefirst personal computer,
  • Apollo Computer

    Apollo Computer

    Sourcefirst work station. offered more power than some minicomputers
  • Mosaic

    Mosaic

    SourceMosaic was the first commercial software that allowed graphical access to content on the interne
  • JAVA - runs set top boxes for interactive television

    JAVA - runs set top boxes for interactive television

    SourceA tea of Sun Microsystems developers lead by James Goslings created Java to run set top boxes for interactive television. Java now runs on over 1.1 billion PCs worldwide and many websites cant function without it.
  • Bluetooth -

    Bluetooth -

    SourceA wireless technology standard for exchanging data over short distances. Invented by telecom vendor Ericsson in 1994
  • Facebook - was found while studying psychology

    Facebook - was found while studying psychology

    SourceSocial networking service made by made by Mark Zuckeberg at Havard university.
  • SWAC

    SWAC

    SourceSWAC had an objective of computing using already-developed technology.