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| computation and processing of info |
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| first computing device - SUMERIANS - 2400 BC |
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| first mechanical device - GREEKS - 100 BC |
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| designed first programmable computer - 1830's |
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| published algorithm to compute Bernoulli Numbers |
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| list of 23 problems to advance math - GERMAN - 1900 |
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| proof for the consistency of arithmetic - spawned Computer Science |
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| first general purpose computer - Manhattan Project |
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| reliable, small device used for power - Bell Labs - 1947 |
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| first high level programming language - IBM - 1955 - John Backus |
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| allowed for multiuser/tasking - Dennis Ritchie/Brian Kernigan - 1969 - Bell Labs |
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| language to facilitate portability - 1970s - Ritchie/Thompson - Bell Labs |
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| personal computer - MITS - founding of Micro-soft - 1970's |
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| 1976 - Jobs/Wozniak - made personal computer available to everyday household |
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| Founded by DARPA - Advanced Research Project Agency Network - 1970's - used for research |
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| Tim Berners Lee - 1980s/1990s - hyperlink |
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| First graphical browser - 1993 - U of I |
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| First graphical browser - 1993 - U of I |
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| Linus Torvalds - 1991 - Unix-like OS |
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