Timeline computers 1939.hewlettpackard

The Evolution of Computers in the 1940's

  • Computer Number Calculator

    Computer Number Calculator

    In 1940, the first example of remote access computing is born by way of scientist George Stibitz design. The first demonstration of his invention was at an American Mathematical Society conference at Dartmouth College
  • Z3 and Me

    Z3 and Me

    The Z3 computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse was the earliest computer invented with its' technology.
  • Atanasoff-Berry

    Atanasoff-Berry

    In 1942, the Atanasoff-Berry Computer or ABC was invented and entered into patent disputes over functionality.
  • "Baby" is Born

    "Baby" is Born

    Frederic Williams, Tom Kilburn, and Geoff Toothill develop the SSEM or the Manchester "Baby" and was the first program to run on a digital, electronic, stored program computer.
  • Modem Birth

    Modem Birth

    Initial development began in 1949 by allowing computers to "talk" by way of using telephone lines through modems.