The History of Computers - Computer History Timeline

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"Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention.

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1944 Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper
Harvard Mark I Computer The Harvard Mark 1 computer.
1951 John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
UNIVAC Computer First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.
1953 International Business Machines
IBM 701 EDPM Computer IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
1955
(In Use 1959)
Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General Electric
ERMA and MICR The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.

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First freely programmable computer.
No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers
First commercial computer
The first successful high level programming language.
The world's first available dynamic RAM chip.
The first microprocessor.
Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.
The first consumer computers.
Word Processors.
The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.
The more affordable home computer with a GUI.
Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.

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Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer
irst freely programmable computer.
John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
UNIVAC Computer First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.

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1970    Intel 1103 Computer Memory   The world's first available dynamic RAM chip. 1971    Faggin, Hoff & Mazor
Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor   The first microprocessor. 1971    Alan Shugart &IBM
The "Floppy" Disk   Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility. 1973    Robert Metcalfe & Xerox
The Ethernet Computer Networking   Networking. 1974/75    Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers   The first consumer computers. 1976/77    Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers   More first consumer computers. 1978    Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston
VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software   Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner. 1979    Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby
WordStar Software   Word Processors. 1981    IBM
The IBM PC - Home Computer   From an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution 1981    Microsoft
MS-DOS Computer Operating System   From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century. 1983    Apple Lisa Computer   The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface. 1984    Apple Macintosh Computer   The more affordable home computer with a GUI. 1985    Microsoft Windows   Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.

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Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers
From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.
The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.
Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.

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Who invented the computer?" is not a question with a simple answer. The real answer is that many inventors contributed to the history of computers and that a computer is a complex piece of machinery made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention.

This series covers many of the major milestones in computer history (but not all of them) with a concentration on the history of personal home computers.

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Computer History Year/Enter	Computer History Inventors/Inventions	Computer History Description of Event
1936	Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer	First freely programmable computer.
1942	John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry ABC Computer	Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC.
1944	Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper Harvard Mark I Computer	The Harvard Mark 1 computer.

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   Konrad Zuse - Z1 Computer   First freely programmable computer. 1942    John Atanasoff & Clifford Berry
ABC Computer   Who was first in the computing biz is not always as easy as ABC. 1944    Howard Aiken & Grace Hopper
Harvard Mark I Computer   The Harvard Mark 1 computer.
1948 Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn
Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories.
1947/48 John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley
The Transistor No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
1951 John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
UNIVAC Computer First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners.
1953 International Business Machines
IBM 701 EDPM Computer IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
1954 John Backus & IBM
FORTRAN Computer Programming Language The first successful high level programming language.
<table width="95%" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" border="2" cellspacing="5"><tbody><tr><td><a rel="nofollow" href="inventors/bl_ERMA_Computer.htm">1955 (In Use 1959)</a> </td> <td>Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General Electric ERMA and MICR</td> <td>The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080498.htm">1958</a> </center> </td> <td>Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce The Integrated Circuit</td> <td>Otherwise known as 'The Chip'</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa090198.htm">1962</a> </center> </td> <td>Steve Russell & MIT Spacewar Computer Game</td> <td>The first computer game invented.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081898.htm">1964</a> </center> </td> <td>Douglas Engelbart Computer Mouse & Windows</td> <td>Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa091598.htm">1969</a> </center> </td> <td>ARPAnet</td> <td>The original Internet.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa100898.htm">1970</a> </center> </td> <td>Intel 1103 Computer Memory</td> <td>The world's first available dynamic RAM chip.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa092998.htm">1971</a> </center> </td> <td>Faggin, Hoff & Mazor Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor</td> <td>The first microprocessor.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa110198.htm">1971</a> </center> </td> <td>Alan Shugart &IBM The "Floppy" Disk</td> <td>Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa111598.htm">1973</a> </center> </td> <td>Robert Metcalfe & Xerox The Ethernet Computer Networking</td> <td>Networking.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa120198.htm">1974/75</a> </center> </td> <td>Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers</td> <td>The first consumer computers.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121598.htm">1976/77</a> </center> </td> <td>Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers</td> <td>More first consumer computers.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa010199.htm">1978</a> </center> </td> <td>Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software</td> <td>Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa030199.htm">1979</a> </center> </td> <td>Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby WordStar Software</td> <td>Word Processors.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa031599.htm">1981</a> </center> </td> <td>IBM The IBM PC - Home Computer</td> <td>From an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm">1981</a> </center> </td> <td>Microsoft MS-DOS Computer Operating System</td> <td>From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa043099.htm">1983</a> </center> </td> <td>Apple Lisa Computer</td> <td>The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa051599.htm">1984</a> </center> </td> <td>Apple Macintosh Computer</td> <td>The more affordable home computer with a GUI.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080499.htm">1985</a> </center> </td> <td>Microsoft Windows</td> <td>Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple.</td> </tr> <tr> <td> <center> SERIES </center> </td> <td> <center> TO BE </center> </td> <td> <center> CONTINUED </center> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

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IBM 701 EDPM Computer
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UNIVAC Computer First commercial computer & able to pick presidential winners. 1953 International Business Machines
IBM 701 EDPM Computer
John Presper Eckert & John W. Mauchly
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UNIVAC Computer
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Frederic Williams & Tom Kilburn
Manchester Baby Computer & The Williams Tube Baby and the Williams Tube turn on the memories
1948
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley
No, a transistor is not a computer, but this invention greatly affected the history of computers.
1947/48
John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & Wiliam Shockley
The Transistor
1951
UNIVAC
IBM enters into 'The History of Computers'.
1954
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FORTRAN Computer Programming Language The first successful high level programming language
1955
(In Use 1959)
Stanford Research Institute, Bank of America, and General
<div id="abc"> <div id="articlebody"> <table width="95%" bgcolor="#ffffff" border="2" cellspacing="5"> <tbody> <tr> <td>ERMA and MICR</td> <td>The first bank industry computer - also MICR (magnetic ink character recognition) for reading checks.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080498.htm">1958</a></center></td> <td>Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce The Integrated Circuit</td> <td>Otherwise known as 'The Chip'</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa090198.htm">1962</a></center></td> <td>Steve Russell & MIT Spacewar Computer Game</td> <td> <div style="left: 0px; top: -23px;" id="87640f4ee321491fac8880c0e97dc1ba-0Icon" class="diigoIcon private TextIcon nocommented notShowIcon"></div>The first computer game invented. </td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa081898.htm">1964</a></center></td> <td>Douglas Engelbart Computer Mouse & Windows</td> <td>Nicknamed the mouse because the tail came out the end.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa091598.htm">1969</a></center></td> <td>ARPAnet</td> <td>The original Internet.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa100898.htm">1970</a></center></td> <td>Intel 1103 Computer Memory</td> <td>The world's first available dynamic RAM chip.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa092998.htm">1971</a></center></td> <td>Faggin, Hoff & Mazor Intel 4004 Computer Microprocessor</td> <td> <div style="left: 0px; top: -23px;" id="9c1172961ffd15edffc4de89e5ce8930-0Icon" class="diigoIcon private TextIcon nocommented notShowIcon"></div>The first microprocessor .</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa110198.htm">1971</a></center></td> <td>Alan Shugart &IBM The "Floppy" Disk</td> <td>Nicknamed the "Floppy" for its flexibility.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa111598.htm">1973</a></center></td> <td>Robert Metcalfe & Xerox The Ethernet Computer Networking</td> <td>Networking.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa120198.htm">1974/75</a></center></td> <td>Scelbi & Mark-8 Altair & IBM 5100 Computers</td> <td>The first consumer computers.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa121598.htm">1976/77</a></center></td> <td>Apple I, II & TRS-80 & Commodore Pet Computers</td> <td>More first consumer computers.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa010199.htm">1978</a></center></td> <td>Dan Bricklin & Bob Frankston VisiCalc Spreadsheet Software</td> <td>Any product that pays for itself in two weeks is a surefire winner.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa030199.htm">1979</a></center></td> <td>Seymour Rubenstein & Rob Barnaby WordStar Software</td> <td>Word Processors.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa031599.htm">1981</a></center></td> <td>IBM The IBM PC - Home Computer</td> <td>From an "Acorn" grows a personal computer revolution</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa033099.htm">1981</a></center></td> <td>Microsoft MS-DOS Computer Operating System</td> <td>From "Quick And Dirty" comes the operating system of the century.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa043099.htm">1983</a></center></td> <td>Apple Lisa Computer</td> <td>The first home computer with a GUI, graphical user interface.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa051599.htm">1984</a></center></td> <td>Apple Macintosh Computer</td> <td>The more affordable home computer with a GUI.</td></tr> <tr> <td> <center><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa080499.htm">1985</a></center></td> <td>Microsoft Windows</td> <td> <div style="left: 0px; top: -23px;" id="d34541438ce0ba9540a04aaed566c52c-0Icon" class="diigoIcon private TextIcon nocommented notShowIcon"></div>Microsoft begins the friendly war with Apple. </td></tr> <tr> <td> <center>SERIES</center></td> <td> <center>TO BE</center></td> <td> <center>CONTINUED</center></td></tr></tbody></table>This page and all ( history of computers, computer history ) articles written by <a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/mbiopage.htm">Mary Bellis</a> all artwork ©Mary Bellis ©army photos <form action="/gi/pages/mmail.htm" method="get"><input type="hidden" name="gs" value="1"> </form> <table bgcolor="#e3e3e3" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4"> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="3">Subscribe to the Newsletter </td></tr> <tr> <td>Name <input name="name" size="12" maxlength="100"></td> <td>Email <input name="email" size="12" maxlength="100"></td> <td> <input type="submit" name="submit" value="subscribe"></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div id="coda"> <div id="resources"> <div id="rel"> <div class="h5">Related Articles</div> <ul> <li><a rel="nofollow" href="http://inventors.about.com/od/cstartinventions/a/Inventions_C_2.htm" zt="18/1YL/Zn">C - 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