Here we
present a detailed timeline of events and milestones in the history of
computing.
YEAR
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Inventions and
Discoveries
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2400 BC
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Abacus, the first
known calculating device, was invented in Mesopotamia
|
500 BC
|
Indian mathematician
Panini introduced the precursor to modern formal language theory
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300 BC
|
Pingala invented the
binary number system
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87 BC
|
Antikythera put up
Rhodes to track movement of stars
|
1614
|
John Napier invents a
system of moveable roads (Napier’s Rods) based on logarithm which was able to
multiply, divide and calculate square and cube roots
|
1623
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Calculating Clock
was invented by Wihelm Schickard
|
1642
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Blaised Pascal
invents a mechanical adding machines called Pascaline calculator
|
1822
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Charles Babbage
builds his first mechanical computer
|
1834
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The Analytical Engine
was invented by Charles Babbage
|
1835
|
Samuel Morse
invented Morse code
|
1848
|
Boolean algebra is
invented by George Boole
|
1896
|
Herman Hollerith
begins the Tabulating Machines Company which later become IBM
|
1906
|
Lee De Forest invents
the electronic tube
|
1911
|
IBM is formed on
June 15, 19911
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1937
|
Alan Turning
developed develops the concepts of a theoretical computing machine
|
1939
|
John Vincent
Atanasoff and Clifford Berry developed the ABC (Atanasoft-Berry Computer)
|
1945
|
John Presper Eckert
& John W. Mauchly developed the ENISC (Electronic Numerical Integrator
and Computer)
|
1947
|
Douglas Engelbart
replaced punched card with keyboard and screen display
|
1951
|
UNIVAC 1 (UNIVersal
Automatic Computer 1) was introduced, the first commercial computer made in
the United State. The EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer)
began performing basics task
|
1955
|
Bell Labs introduced
its first transistor computer
|
1957
|
Sputnik 1 and Sputnik
2 are launched by the Russians
|
1958
|
ARPA (Advanced
Research Project Agency) and NASA is formed
|
1958
|
First integrated
circuited, or silicon chip, is produced by US Jack Kibly and Robert Noyce
|
1964
|
IBM introduced the first
word processor
|
1965
|
Andries van Dam and
Ted Nelson coined the term “hypertext”
|
1967
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IBM created the
first floppy disk
|
1971
|
E-mails was invented
by Ray Tomlison
|
1975
|
Altair produced the
first portable computer
|
1976
|
Apple Computers was
founded Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs
|
1981
|
IBM PC was born
|
1982
|
Commodore 64 became
the best- selling computer of all time
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1991
|
World Wide Web id
launched to the public
|
1991
|
Linux was born
|
1993
|
Intel Pentium was
released
|
1995
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Java was introduced
|
1995
|
Window 95 was
launched
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