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In the mid 1800's, Charles Babbage wanted to figure out a more efficient way of saying numbers, adding and subtracting them, and putting them in a table, using hands. He created the Difference Engine, which was the first automatic computing machine. Although people do not consider this to be a "computer," it was the starter for more advanced computing machines in the future.
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In 1936, Konrad Zuze created the first programmable computer called the Z1. The Z1 covered around 1800 square feet and weighed around 50 tons
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In 1947, John Bardeen, Walter Brattain, and William Shockley created the transistor, which is a tool used for conducting electronic signals as well as electronic power. The transistor, because of it's size, paved a way for smaller computers
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In 1950, Bank of America created the first banking computer called ERMA, Electronic Recording Method of Accounting. This revolutionized the banking industry all around the world
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In 1968, Douglas C. Engelbart invented the computer mouse
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In 1975, the first personal computer was introduced. It came as a kit and was called the MITS Altair 8800, and followed by the IMSAI 8080.
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In 1976, Steve Jobs and Apple created the first Apple personal computer called the Apple1, which was Apple's only computer kit.
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In 1981, Adam Osbourne created the first laptop that was portable, weighed 24 pounds and cost around 1800 dollars
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In 2006, Apple introduced it's first intel based computer, the Macbook pro.
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In 2011, Google introduced the Chromebook which is a laptop that doesn't run on windows, but rather on Google's Chrome OS
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In July of 2018, Apple came out with it's newest version of the Macbook pro, which can either be 13 or 15 inches, weighs around 3 and a half pounds, and has a battery of up to 12 hours
