The Story of Computers

1642-01-01 00:00:00

Pascaline

A mechanical calculator. Invented by the famous mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal.

1671-01-01 00:00:00

Leibniz Wheel

A more sophisticated mechanical calculator. It was invented by a German mathematician called Gottfried Leibniz.

1804-01-01 00:00:00

Jacquard loom

The first machine ever that used the idea of storage and programming by Joseph-Marie Jacquard.

1823-01-01 00:00:00

Difference Engine

It was invented by Charles Babbage and it was capable of doing a lot more than simple arithmetic operations.

1837-01-01 00:00:00

Analytical Engine

It was invented by Charles Babbage and it has similarities with modern computers.

1890-01-01 00:00:00

Tabulating Machine

It was invented by Herman Hollerith. This machine was a pecursor of modern computers.

1930-01-01 00:00:00

Mark I

It was built at Harvard University under the direction of Howard Aiken. The Mark I provided vital calculations during the second World War. The Mark I was followed by three more models (Mark I-IV).

1936-01-01 00:00:00

Z1

It was invented by Konrad Zuse. In addition it was a general-purpose mechanical computer.

1939-01-01 00:00:00

ABC(Atanasoff Berry Computer)

It was invented by John V. Atanasoff and his assistant Clifford Berry and it was the first computer that encoded information electrically.

1943-01-01 00:00:00

The Colossus

The first programmable electronic digital computer. It was invented by a team of telehone engineers directed by Tommy Flowers.

1946-01-01 00:00:00

The ENIAC(Electronic Numerical Inegrator and Calculator

The first general-purpose totally electronic computer by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert.

1950-01-01 00:00:00

The First Generation

It is charactirized by emergence of costly comercial computers, affordable only by professionals.

1959-01-01 00:00:00

Secoond Generation Computers

The vacuum tubes were replaced by transistors.

1965-01-01 00:00:00

Third Generation Computers

The integrated circuit and the chip were invented which reduced the cost and the size of computers.

1975-01-01 00:00:00

Fourth Generation Computers

This period was first emerged the desktop computers. In addition the electronics industry andvanced and that allowed whole computer subsystems to fit on a circuit board.

1985-01-01 00:00:00

Fifth Generation Computers

It is characterized by the miniaturization of computers. In this period we saw the fist laptops.

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