Do you know about the history of that computer sitting at home? Do you know how many inventors it took to finally get a working computer that is, most likely not as powerful as you phone.
Early Computational Devices Early Computational Devices Early Computers Early Computers Generations & main components Generations & main components Inventors/Developers Inventors/Developers Internet Internet
Abacus Abacus First Microcomputer First Microcomputer Punched Cards Punched Cards
ENIAC ENIAC Mark1 Mark1 EDSAC EDSAC EDVAC EDVAC UNIVAC UNIVAC
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Paul Allen Paul Allen Eckert & Mauchly Eckert & Mauchly John von Neumann John von Neumann Blaise Pascal Blaise Pascal Herman Hollerith Herman Hollerith Marc Andreessen Marc Andreessen
Tim Berners-Lee Tim Berners-Lee Bill Gates Bill Gates Steven Wozniak Steven Wozniak Steven Jobs Steven Jobs
Birth of the Net Birth of the Net
First form of the internet was ARPANET, a military experimentARPANET
Department of Defense’s military experiment to make a long distance communication network Department of Defense’s
An early counting device The picture (below) is of a Russian Abacus
One of the two founders of Apple Computer, Inc.Apple Computer, Inc.
One of the two founders of Apple Computer, Inc.Apple Computer, Inc.
Founder of microsoft
Worlds first electronic digital computer
The first browser was Mosaic
Creator of the World Wide Web
Creator of the browser Mosaic
Developed arpanet
Designed and tested the analytical engine
Designed the tabulating machine
First programmable digital computer in the US
Second computer to utilize storage for programs
Early electronic computer
First commercial computer made in the US
Inventor of the mechanical calculator
First had the idea to store programs
The first commercial microcomputer was the Altair 8800
Developed the computer ENIAC
Formed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen
Formed by Steven Jobs and Steven WozniakSteven Jobs Steven Wozniak
Early way to store information
The cofounder of Microsoft
Now that you know the history behind that old desktop computer, do you respect how much time and effort it took to make that?