History Of Computers
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Welcome to The History Of Computers. We will be including information about who made the first computers. We will also have some information about ENIAC. We hope you enjoy reading!
Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer. He is best remembered for originated the concept of a programmable computer.
Steve Jobs
Steven Paul Jobs was an American technology entrepreneur, visionary and inventor. He was the co-founder, chairman and chief executive officer of Apple. He sadly passed away on October 5, 2011.
Tim Berners-Lee
The www, which stands for worldwide web, is a global network. Sir Tim Berners-Lee is an English computer scientist, best known for inventing the world wide web. He turned 60 on June of this year.
ENIAC
ENIAC, which stands for Electronic Numerical Integrator And computer, was the first electronic general-purpose computer.
ENIAC: The First Computer
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Though ENIAC was designed and primarily used to calculate artillery firing tables for the United States Army's ballistic research laboratory, it's first program included a study of the feasibility of the hydrogen bomb.
The first ever apple computer.
Apple computer 1, also known retroactively as the Apple I, or Apple-1, was released by the Apple Computer Company(now Apple Inc) in 1976. They were designed and hand-built by Steve Wozniak. Wozniak's friend Steve Jobs had the idea of selling the computer. The Apple I was Apples first product, and to finance its creation, Jobs sold his only means of transportation, a VW micro-bus and Wozniak sold his HP-65 calculator for $500. It was demonstrated in July 1976 at the Homebrew Computer Club in Palo Alto, California.
Apple Company
Apple inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, that designs, develops, and sells consumer electronics, computer software, and online services. It's hardware products are the iPhone smartphone, the iPad tablet computer, the MAC personal computer, the iPod portable media player,and the Apple watch smartwatch.
Apple was founded by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne on April, 1 1976, to develop and sell personal computers.
Apple is the world's largest information technology company by revenue, the world's largest technology by total assets, and the world's third largest mobile phone manufacturer.
The most recent apple products are the iPhone 6s plus, Apple smartwatch and the iPad pro.
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