Computer History Time Line
Tabulator Machine-Herman Hollerith 1860
Date
1890
What Happened
was an electromechanical machine designed to assist insummarizing information stored on punched cards.
Why is it important
Helped Process Data
involved
Herman Hollerith
Alan Turing Machine 1936
Date
1936
What Happened
It was a machine that could simulate any computer algorithm, no matter how complicated it was.
Why is it important
It was one of the first theoretical models for computers
Imvolved
Alan Turing
Jack Kilby/Robert Noyce Integrated Circuit 1959
Date
July 1959
What happened
created the first realization of the integrated circuit
Why is it important
The technology which makes your PC ready to operate from Term to Half Life is simply run capacitors, diodes, by connected transistors, and resistors.
involved
Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce
Tim Berners Lee 1989
Date
1989
What happened
His specifications of URIs, HTTP and HTML were refined as web technology spread.
Why is it important
it was the initiative for the global information
involved
Tim Berners Lee
Kasparov vs. Deep Blue 1997
date
febuary 10, 1996- May 11, 1997
what happened
A pair of 6 games of chess matches between the world's chess champion Garry Kasparov and a IBM super computer called Deep Blue.
why its important
It showed that a computer can outthink a super smart human.
involved
Gary Kasparov and Deep Blue (IBM)
Sergey Brin and Larry Page-Google 1998
Date
August 21, 1973
What happened
Together with Larry Page, he co-founded Google.
Why is it important
Together, Page and Brin developed a search engine that listed results according to the popularity of the pages, calling it
involved
Sergey Brin and Larry Page
First Apple iPhone 2006
Date
It was announced on January 9, 2007 and was released on June 29, 2007.
What happened
In 2005,
Why is it important
It launched the Mobile Revolution
involved
Steve Jobs created this iPhone.
First Galaxy Phone 2009
Date
June 2009
What Happened
Samsung created their first galaxy phone, called Samsung Galaxy S.
Why is it important
It is important because it started the revolution of Galaxy phones and is Samsung's most selling phone
involved
Samsung
Watson 2011
Date
2011
What happened
Won the grand prize on jeopardy against the best players for 1 million dollars
Why is it important
Now the Ibm is helping to treat cancer
involved
John Watson