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In france , Joseph marie jacquard invents a loom that punches wooden cards to automatically weave designs , early computers would use similar punch cards. Cite:livescien.com/20718-computer-history.html
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Joseph Henry's and Michael Faraday's work with electromagnetism jumpstarted the era of electronic communication. Cite:http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/Television_Time.htm
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Abbe Giovanna Caselli invents his Pantelegraph and becomes the first person to transmit a still image over wires. Cite:http://inventors.about.com/od/tstartinventions/a/Television_Time.htm
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Herman.H created a punch card machine that would calculate the 1880 us census. He later established a company that ultimately become IBM
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Alan Turing presents a notion of a universal machine later called the turing machine . The central concept of the modern computer is based on his ideas. Cite:live science . com
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Jack kilby and Robert noyce unveil the integrated circuit, known as the computer chip .Kilby was awarded the nobel prize in physics in the year 2000 for his work. Cite:live science. Com
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Apple's lisa is the first personal computer with a Gui.