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In 1881 Herman Hollerith created a punch card machine to analyze census data for the government. -
HP was founded and released to the public in 1939. Hewlett-Packard Company, American manufacturer of software and computer services and a major brand in the history of computers and computer-related products. -
Turing's breakthrough in 1942 yielded the first systematic method for cracking Tunny messages. His method was known at Bletchley Park simply as Turingery, and the broken Tunny messages gave detailed knowledge of German strategy - information that changed the course of the war. -
In 1952, her team created the first compiler for computer languages (a compiler renders worded instructions into code that can be read by computers). This compiler was a precursor for the Common Business Oriented Language, or COBOL, a widely adapted language that would be used around the world. Though she did not invent COBOL, Hopper encouraged its adaptation. -
The Graphical User Interface (GUI) was first released by Engelbart.
He was one of the first to come up with the concept of creating GUIs that could be easily used by other individuals. -
The founders are Ronald Wayne, Steve jobs, and Steve Wozniak and created Apple's first computer. -
Tim Berners-Lee is widely regarded as the inventor of the World Wide Web, a system of interlinked documents accessed via the Internet. -
The very first iPhone was released, launching Apple's first phone. -
Google released their first personal laptop the Chromebook. -
The first Apple Watch was released, three years after Steve Jobs passed. The CEO at the time was Tim Cook.