Computer History By: Justine Hansen
The Internet has a lot of history starting in the 1960’s when the department of defense experimented with a computer network called ARPANET and from that point on it has blossomed into something great.
Main Points -Early computional devices -Early Computers -Generations and main component -Inventors/Developers -Internet
Early Computional Devices Abacus was used in Asia for performing Asthmatic processes. Mark 1 Is the enzyme that is in humans that is encoded by the mark 1 gene. Punched Cards were invented by Basile Bouchan in 1725.
Early Computers ENIAC is a electronic numerical integrates and computer. EDSAC is a electronic discrete variable automatic calculator. EDVAC is a electronic discrete variable automatic computer. UNIVAC is a universal automatic computer.
ENIAC- EDSAC- EDVAC- UNIVAC-
Continued.. First microcomputers made up the minicomputers CPU with one integrated microchip.
Generations and Main Component Vacuum Tubes-Invented by Presper Eckert and John Mauchly in Transistors- Invented by John Barbeen, William Sheckly, and Walter Brattain in Integrated Circuit- Invented by Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce in Microprocessor- Invented by Ted Hoff in Artificial Intelliengence- Still in development.
Inventors and Developers Steven Jobs was born February 24th 1955 in California and he died October 5th 2011 of pancreatic cancer. He invented many things and was a part of the formation of Apple computer inc.
Continued.. Steven Wozniak was an American computer engineer and programmer. Marc Andreesen invented Netscape. Department of Defense in the 1960’s they created the computer network ARPANENT.
Steve Wozniak Marc Andreesen Department of Defense
Continued.. Charles Babbage was known as the father of computing, he invented the first mechanical computer. Bill Gates is an American business icon. Tim Berners Lee was an English computer scientist and invented WWW.
Charles Babbage Bill Gates Tim Berners Lee
Continued.. Herman Hollerith invented the computer punch cards Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician John Von Newman was an American mathematician
Herman Hollerith Blaise Pascal John Von Newman
Continued.. J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly invented the computer corporation EMCC in Formation of Microsoft was invented by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1981 Formation of Apple Computers was invented by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak in 1971 Paul Allen was involved with Microsoft
J. Presper Eckert and John Mauchly Microsoft Apple Paul Allen
Internet Birth of Net began in the 1960’s with the help of the Department of Defense. First Browser was invented by Marc Andreessen called mosaic ARPANET - Advanced research projects agency network
First browser ARPANET
Now that you learned about the history of computers I hope that one day you can use this information to good use.