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That’s all well and good, but there can’t be a discussion of mechanical computers without coming to one of the most fantastic ‘What-If?’ moments in the 19th century: Charles Babbage’s coming within a stone’s throw of creating a Turing-complete computer using nothing but interlocking gears powered by a steam engine. -
Herman Hollerith invented the punch card machine to efficiently sort and analyze census data, significantly speeding up the process from nearly ten years to just six months. His machines, which used punched cards, Hollerith's innovations laid the groundwork for modern computing, influencing the development of early digital computers and the establishment of companies like IBM -
When the Hewlett-Packard Company (HP) was founded in 1939, the world was a very different place. There were no fully electronic computers. The only printers were industrial-sized printing presses. Palo Alto, California was composed mostly of fruit orchards. The internet was decades away from fruition. -
Alan Turing is a foundational figure in artificial intelligence (AI), known for his pioneering concepts such as the Turing Test and the universal Turing machine, which laid the groundwork for modern computing and AI development. -
COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) is a high-level, English-like programming language designed specifically for business data processing. Developed in 1959 by the Conference on Data Systems Languages (CODASYL), COBOL was created to address the need for a portable programming language that could work across different operating systems and hardware environments. -
The 90-minute live demonstration featured the introduction of a complete computer hardware and software system called the on-line System or, more commonly, NLS, which demonstrated for the first time many of the fundamental elements of modern personal computing, including windows, hypertext, graphics, efficient navigation and command input, video conferencing, the computer mouse, word processing, dynamic file linking, revision control, and a collaborative real-time editor. -
Apple was founded on April 1, 1976, by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne. The initial motivation behind the creation of Apple was to develop and sell personal computers, which were becoming increasingly popular. Jobs and Wozniak aimed to make computing accessible to the general public, moving away from the complex and expensive systems that were prevalent at the time. -
In 1975, Gates and Allen formed a partnership called Microsoft. Like most start-ups, Microsoft began small but had a huge vision—a computer on every desktop and in every home. Over the next few years, Microsoft began to change the way we work. -
The World Wide Web (WWW) is an information system that allows users to access and share content over the Internet through interconnected web pages and resources. -
Wi-Fi, short for Wireless Fidelity, was primarily invented by Dr. John O’Sullivan, an Irish engineer working alongside his team at CSIRO. The team included Dr. Terry Percival, Mr. Diet Ostry, Mr. Graham Daniels, and Mr. John Deane. Their breakthrough invention came into existence in the year 1991. -
The iPhone was created by a team of engineers and designers at Apple Inc., led by Steve Jobs, the company's co-founder and former CEO. The idea for an Apple phone originated from Jean-Marie Hullot, a software engineer who worked at NeXT and later at Apple, who eventually convinced Jobs to pursue the project. -
Chromebooks are a line of laptops, desktops, tablets, and all-in-one computers that run ChromeOS, developed by Google. -
The Apple Watch is a brand of smartwatch products developed and marketed by Apple. It incorporates fitness tracking, health-oriented capabilities, and wireless telecommunication, and integrates with watchOS and other Apple products and services. created by Kevin Lynch