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History Of Computers Timeline
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John Napier
John Napier created '' Napier's Bones'' which were a set of rods that could carry out complex calculations. -
Joseph Maire Jacquard
Developed the weaving loom that used punched cards to
replicate designs -
Charles Babbage
He made the machine called the ''difference engine'' -
Herman Hollerith
Invented the punch calculator -
William S. Burroughs
Invented the mechanical calculator -
Lee De Forest
Invented the electronic or vacuum tube -
Electronic machines invented in WWII
Electronic machines invented to break German Encryption Codes -
Colossus Computer
Completed by Great Britain to take over Code-breaking -
Howard H. Aiken
He programed the controlled calculator -
ENIAC
It means Electronic Numerical Integrator and computer -
Developed Transistor
Causing multiple new computers to be developed -
EDVAC
It means Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer. Unlike its predecessor the ENIAC, it was binary rather than decimal, and was designed to be a stored-program computer. -
UNIVAC I
The first computer produced in numbers for business -
Grace Murray Hopper
Developed the language COBOL. It was the first high level language for computers. -
FORTRAN
It is a high level programming language and it is an abbreviation for Formula Translation for scientific calculations. -
Integrated Circuit Invented
This invention led to the computer chip -
COBOL
A high level programming language that was developed by Grace Hopper. -
ALGOL
Short for ("Algorithmic Language") is a family of imperative computer programming languages, originally developed in the mid-1950s. -
APL
A programming language that allows certain data manipulations to be shown with a special non-ASCII set of symbols. -
BASIC
It means Beginners All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code -
PASCAL
It is a high level structured programming language named for 17th century mathematician Blaise Pascal. -
LOGO
It is also called Turtle Graphics and used by children to create easy graphics. -
C Programing Language
It is the most popular computer language used in the world because it is flexible with a small amount of commands. -
3rd Generation Computers
In 1958-1972 computers had a short life -
Computers more common
In 1958-1975 computers became more wide spread
