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The Evolution of Technology: A Timeline from 2400 BC to 2006

Explore the remarkable journey of technology through history in this comprehensive timeline. Starting from the invention of the abacus in 2400 BC to the launch of Skype in 2006, discover key milestones such as the development of the binary number system, the creation of the first mechanical computer by Charles Babbage, and the birth of the World Wide Web. Each entry highlights significant inventions and innovations that have shaped our digital world, providing insight into how technology has evolved over millennia.

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The Evolution of Technology: A Timeline from 2400 BC to 2006

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  1. Technology Timeline This is where it all started Paul Williams

  2. 2400 BC-724 • 2400 BC- Abacus: The abacus, the first known calculator was invented in Babylonia. • 500 BC- Pinini: Introduced the forerunner to modern formal language theory. • 300 BC- Pingala: Pingala invented the binary number system. • 87 BC- Antikythera Mechanism: Built in Rhodes to track movement of stars. • 60 AD- Heron of Alexandria- Heron of Alexandria invents machines which follow a series of instructions. • 724- Liang Ling-Can: Liang Ling- Can invents the fully mechanical clock.

  3. 1492-1853 • 1492- Leonardo de Vinci: Drawing by Leonardo depict inventions such as flying machines, including a helicopter, the first mechanical calculator and one of the first programmatic robots. • 1622- William Oughtred: William Oughtred develops slide rules. • 1623- Wilhelm Schickard invented the calculating clock. • 1801- Joseph-Marie Jacquard: Joseph-Marie Jacquard invents an automatic loom controlled by punch cards. • 1822-Charles Babbage: Charles designs his first mechanical computer. • 1835- Morse Code- Samuel Morse invents Morse Code.

  4. 1880-1923 • 1880- Alexander Graham Bell invents the telephone called the Photophone. • 1884- The Comptometer is an invention of Dorr E. Felt which is operated by pressing keys. • 1895- Radio signals were invented by Guglielmo Marconi. • 1896- Herman Hollerith forms the Tabulating Machine Company which later becomes IBM. • 1911- IBM is formed on June 15, 1911. • 1923- Television Electronic was invented by Philo Farnsworth.

  5. 1924-1945 • 1924-Electro Mechanical television system was invented by John Logic Baird. • 1924- Walther Bothe develops the logic gate. • 1930-Vannevaar Bush develops a partly electronic Difference Engine. • 1937- Alan Turing develops the concept of a theoretical computing machine. • 1939- William Hewlett and David Packard starts Hewlett Packard. • 1943- Adolf Hitler uses the Enigma encryption machine. • 1944- Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper designed the MARK series of computers at Howard University. • 1945- The term “bug” as computer was first used by Grace Hopper.

  6. 1946-1951 • 1946-F.C. Williams develops his cathode-ray tube (CRT) storing device the forerunner to random-access memory (RAM). • 1947- Douglas Engelbart theories on interactive computing with keyboard and screen display instead of on punch cards. • 1949- Howardd Aiken develops the Harvard-MARK III. • 1950- The first electronic computer is created in Japan by Hideo Yamachito. • 1951- T. Raymond Thompson and John Simmons develop the first business computer. The Lyons Electronic Office (LEO) at Lyons Co.

  7. 1953-1964 • 1953-IBM 701 becomes available and total of 19 are sold to the scientific community. • 1954- Jogn Backus & IBM develop the FORTRAN Computer Programming Language. • 1955- Bell Labs introduces it’s first transistor computer. • 1958- (Advanced Research Projects Agency) and NASA is formed. • 1960- The Common Business- Oriented Language (COBOL) programming language is invented. • 1962- The first computer game Spacewar Computer Game invented by Steve Russell & MIT. • 1964- IBM introduces the first word professor.

  8. 1967-1975 • 1967-IBM creates the first floppy disk. • 1969- Seymour Cray develops the CDC 7600, the first supercomputer. • 1970- Intel introduces the world’s first available dynamic RAM (random-access memory) chip and the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004. • 1971- E-Mail was invented by Ray Tomlinson. • 1972- The compact disc is invented in the United States. • 1975-Altair produces the first portable computer.

  9. 1976-1988 • 1976- Apple Computers were founded by Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs. • 1978- The first magnetic tape is developed in the US. • 1979- Over half a million computers are in the use in the United States. • 1981 MS-DOS Computer Operating System increases its success. • 1984- Apple introduces the Macintosh with mouse and window interface. • 1985- The Nintendo Entertainment System makes its debut. • 1987- Microsoft introduces Microsoft Works.

  10. 1990-2006 • 1990- Tim Berners-Lee and Robert Cailliau proposed a ‘hypertext’ system starting the modern internet. • 1991- The World Wide Web is launched to the public on August 6, 1991. • 1994- Yahoo is created on April, 1994. • 1995- Java, Amazon, Ebay, and Hotmail is created. • 1998- Google is founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page on September 7, 1998. • 2006- Skype announces that it has over 100 million registered users.

  11. References http://www.history-timelines.org.uk/events-timelines/07-computer-history-timeline.htm

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