The History of Computers

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  • Joseph Marie Jacquard made an improvement to the textile loom by introducing a series of punched paper cards as a template which allowed his loom to weave intricate patterns automatically.

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  • In 1837, Charles Babbage was the first to conceptualize and design a fully programmable mechanical computer, his analytical engine.

    In 1837, Charles Babbage was the first to conceptualize and design a fully programmable mechanical computer, his analytical engine.

  • In the late 1880s, Herman Hollerith invented the recording of data on a machine readable medium.

  • 1936- Konrad Zuse invented the Z1 Computer. This was the first computer that was freely programmable.

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  • John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry of Iowa State University developed the Atanasoff Berry Computer, a special purpose computer for solving systems of linear equations, and which employed capacitors fixed in a mechanically rotating drum, for memory.

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  • The first electronic digital computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). Originally, they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] In this era mechanical analog compute

    The first electronic digital computers were developed in the mid-20th century (1940–1945). Originally, they were the size of a large room, consuming as much power as several hundred modern personal computers (PCs).[1] In this era mechanical analog compute

  • The first program-controlled computer was invented by Konrad Zuse.

  • The Zuse Z3 was considered the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computing machine

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  • The first programmable electronic computer was built. it was called the Colossus.

    The first programmable electronic computer was built. it was called the Colossus.