Computers in the 1950's

By sellards91

  • The Turing Test

    Alan Turing published "Computer Machining and Intelligence. Can a computer generate cognitive abilities?

  • Junction Transistor

    William Shockley announces the invention of the Junction Transistor

  • Microprogramming

    Maurice Wilkes publishes a description of instructions regarding the intermediate layer of the CPU

  • Hard Disk Drive

    Reynold B. Johnson invents the first Hard Disk Drive at IBM. Even though the capacity has greatly increased, many computers today still use a HDD format.

  • First Integrated Circuit

    Jack Kilby demonstrates the first IC. This becomes the foundation for all modern computers as it reduces costs, size and energy while improving performance.

  • MOSFET

    Metal–Oxide–Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor. Invented by Mohamed Atalla and Dawon Kahng at Bell Labs. this becomes the most widely manufactured device in history and starts what is known as the digital revolution.

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