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History of a computer

By: Shaheen

http://www.computerlab.co.uk/

1613
The word computer has been used for the first
time. It meant for people who do calculations.

1623
The first machine that calculates works. It was
made by the German inventor whose name
was Wilhelm Schickard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_Schickarhttp://www.officemuseum.com/calculating_m
d
achines_adders.htm

1774
The first telegraph was built by Samuel Morse.

http://www.samuelmorse.net/

1792
Claude Chappe an French engineer invented
the Semaphore to connect long distances.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Chappe

1804
Joseph-Marie Jacquard invented the
automatic loom.

http://schools.dcsd.k12.nv.us/jves/class/rriley/
IT.htm

1861
The first permanent picture/photograph was
taken by the photograph whose named by
Thomas Sutton and was invented by James
Clerk Maxwell.

1868
The first type writter was invented by
Christopher Latham Sholes, Carlos Glidden
and Samuel W. Soule.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Typewriter

1875
The company Tokyo Shibaura Electric K.K was
established by Tanaka-Seizo-sho in Japan and
later it was called Toshiba

http://www.pennenergy.com/articles/pennene
rgy/2013/07/energy-management-toshibaacquires-cybergrid.html

1896
Herman Hollerith generates a company for
machines called Tabulating Machine Company.
Now it is know as the IBM.

http://geospatialworld.net/News/View.aspx?ID
=28411_Article

1906
Xerox was founded by Joseph C. Wilson and
Chester Carlson.

http://www.computerhope.com/comp/xerox.h
tm

1907
Lee Forest invented the first electric switch for
the electric computer.

http://www.computerhope.com/people/lee_f
orest.htm

1928
The Galvin Manufacturing Corporation was
founded by Paul and Joseph Galvin. Now the
company is known as Motorola.

http://www.computerhope.com/comp/motor
ola.htm

1936
The first binary computer was invented by
Konrad Zuse.

http://kprabhucs.blogspot.ca/2010/08/whobuilt-first-computer.html

1937
The first electronic digital computer was
invented by John Atanasoff.

https://www.ece.iastate.edu/thedepartment/history/history-of-computing/

1942
The first drum memory was invented by John
Atanasoff.

1943
The first electronic computer was invented.

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/
183842/ENIAC

1947
The memory systems are now working.

http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/will
tube.htm

1951
The first random access memory was invented
by Jay Forrester.

http://www.wired.com/2010/05/0511magneti
c-core-memory/

1955
The 7th computer has been invented by using
the magnetic storage memory. It was invented
by Konrad Zuse.

http://www.computerhope.com/people/konra
d_zuse.htm

1957
IBM invents their first computer using 2000
transistors.

http://geospatialworld.net/News/View.aspx?ID
=28411_Article

1968
The first desktop computer was marketed by
Hewlett Packard also known as HP.

http://www.computerhope.com/comp/hp.htm

1968
Internet was inveted by UCLA ted.

1969
Intel invents the static random-access
memory.

http://www.computerhope.com/comp/intel.ht
m

1970
The first mouse for a computer was invented by
Douglas Engelbart.

http://www.computerho
pe.com/people/douglas
_engelbart.htm

1971
The first microprocessor was invented by intel
and Marcian Hoff

1974
The microprocessor is improved.

1975
The first PCs were shipped with 1 KB.

1975
Microsoft was founded.

http://www.computerhope.com/comp/msoft.
htm

1975
The first portable computer was invented.

1976
The 5.25 inch floppy disc was invented

1987
The Microsoft PowerPoint was invented.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Power
Point

1991
The world wide web is invented also known as
www.

https://www.mysciencework.com/news/8869/
science-and-curation-the-new-practice-ofweb-2-0

1996
Laptops were invented.

http://www.clipartpanda.com/clipart_images/l
aptop-clip-art-vector-clip-32710715

1999
The first micro drive was invented by IBM.

http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/m/mic
rodri.htm

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