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The Atanasoff-Berry Computer. After successfully demonstrating a proof-of-concept prototype in 1939, Professor John Vincent Atanasoff receives funds to build a full-scale machine at Iowa State College (now University). The machine was designed and built by Atanasoff and graduate student Clifford Berry between 1939 and 1942.
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1801: In France, weaver and merchant Joseph Marie Jacquard create a loom that uses wooden punch cards to automate the design of woven fabrics. Early computers would use similar punch cards. 1822: Thanks to funding from the English government, mathematician Charles Babbage invents a steam-driven calculating machine that was able to compute tables of...
1936: Alan Turing developed an idea for a universal machine, which he would call the Turing machine, that would be able to compute anything that is computable. The concept of modern computers was based on his idea. 1937: A professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State University, J.V. Atanasoff, attempts to build the first computer without cam...
1962: IBM announces the 1311 Disk Storage Drive, the first disk drive made with a removable disk pack. Each pack weighed 10 pounds, held six disks, and had a capacity of 2 million characters. Also in 1962, the Atlas computer makes its debut, thanks to Manchester University, Ferranti Computers, and Plessy. At the time, it was the fastest computer in...
1981: Not to be outdone by Apple, IBM releases their first personal computer, the Acorn, with an Intel chip, two floppy disks, and an available color monitor. Source: Florida History Network 1982: Instead of going with its annual tradition of naming a “Man of the Year”, Time Magazinedoes something a little different and names the computer its “Mach...
2000: In Japan, SoftBank introduced the first camera phone, the J-Phone J-SH04. The camera had a maximum resolution of 0.11 megapixels, a 256-color display, and photos could be shared wirelessly. It was such a hit that a flip-phone version was released just a month later. Also, in 2000, the USB flash drive is introduced. Used for data storage, they...
2011: Google releases the Chromebook, a laptop that runs on Google Chrome OS. Also in 2011, the Nest Learning Thermostat emerges as one of the first Internet of Things, allowing for remote access to a user’s home thermostat by use of their smartphone or tablet. It also sent monthly power consumption reports to help customers save on energy bills. I...
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Dec 22, 2023 · 1977: Radio Shack began its initial production run of 3,000 TRS-80 Model 1 computers — disparagingly known as the "Trash 80" — priced at $599, according to the National Museum of American History.
Oct 1, 2023 · The company we now know as GE was founded in 1890 by Thomas Edison as the Edison General Electric Company. Herman Hollerith developed a method for machines to record and store information onto punch cards for the US census. The system reduced an almost 10-year process to two and a half years and saved over $5 million.
Mid-1800s-1930s: Early Mechanical Computers. The first computers were designed by Charles Babbage in the mid-1800s, and are sometimes collectively known as the Babbage Engines. These include the Difference Engine No. 1, the Analytical Engine, and the Difference Engine No. 2. The Difference Engine was constructed from designs by Charles Babbage.
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The history of computers goes back thousands of years with the first one being the abacus. In fact, the earliest abacus, referred to as the Sumerian abacus, dates back to roughly 2700 B.C. from the Mesopotamia region. However, Charles Babbage, the English mathematician and inventor is known as the “Father of Computers.”.
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