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Computer History
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| Inventor | Invention / Date |
|---|---|
| Blaise Pascal (pasacline) | Mechanical device called the Pascaline - 1642 |
| Gottfried Wilhelm von Libniz (stepped reckoner) | Stepped Reckoner - 1670 |
| Charles Babbage (calculating machine) | Analytical Engine-calculating machine - 1842 |
| Herman Hollerith(tabulating machine) | Tabulating machine - 1890 |
| John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry (abc) | Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC) - 1939 |
| Mark 1(ascc) | Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC) |
| John Mauchly & J. Presper Eckert (eniac) | Electronic Numeral Integration and Calculator (ENIAC) - 1946 |
| Alan Turning (turning machine) | The Turning Machine - Late 30's and 40's |
| Jon von Neumann (edvac) | Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer (EDVAC) - 1947 |
| William Shockley, John Bardeen, & Walter Brittain (transistor) | Transistor - 1947 |
| Grace Murray Hopper (cobol) | Common Business Oriented Language (COBOL) |
| Jack Kilby (1st intergrated circuit) | 1st intergrated circuit - 1958 |
| William Gates III (founder of microsoft) | Founder of Microsoft Corporation - 1975 |
| Paul Alan (co-founder) | Co-Founder of Microsoft Corporation |
| Thomas Knoll & John Knoll (adobe) | Adobe Photoshop - 1988 |