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Computer History

Timeline

Inventorinvention-Date
Blaise Pascal invented a mechanical calculating device called Pascaline- 1642
Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz invented the Stepped Reckoner- 1670
Charles Babbage invented the Analytic Engine. calculating machine - 1842
Herman Hollerith invented the tabulating machine- 1890
John Atanasoff invented the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)- 1939
Clifford Berry was in partnership with Atanasoff to create the ABC- 1939
Howard H. Aiken invented the Mark ! automatic sequence controlled calculator (ASCC)- 1944
John Mauchly worked on and invented the Electronic Numerical integration and calculator - 1946
J Presper Eckert was partners with John Mauchly to invent the Electronic numerical integration and calculator
Alan Turing Developed the idea of a universal machine - late 30's and 40's
Jon Von Neuman Built the Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic computer - 1947
William Shockley Main inventor of the Transistor - 1947
John Bardeen Helped Shockley invent the transistor-1947
Walter Brittain assisted in the creating of the transistor- 1947
Jack Kilby - developed the 1st integrated circuit- 1958 -invented the 1st hand held calculator
William Gates 3 founder of Microsoft Corporations- 1975
Paul Allen Co-founder of Microsoft corporations- 1975
Thomas Knoll Creator of Photoshop- 1988
John Knoll Creator of Photoshop- 1988
Adam Somlai-Fischer Creator of Prezi- 2009
Peter Halacsy Co-founder of prezi- 2009
Peter Arvai Co-founder of Prezi- 2009
Grace Murray Hopper -Designed the common business oriental language -1st programmed the Mark 1
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