History of Computers

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Task 1: Find the names of key people in computer history in the grid below.
Once you have found the name, write what they did to help the progress of
computers next to their name.

Peoples Names

Name What did they do to help the progress of

computers?
Published a paper called on Computable Numbers,with an application
to the Entscheidungs problem have proved that a machine capable of
Alan Turing
processing a stream of 1s and 0s according to programmed
instructions would be capable of solving any problem.
Started new company Microsoft to develop new software for the
Bill Gates
newly emerging personal computer market.
Intro the first calculator in 1645 to help collecting taxes. It could add
Blaise Pascal
and subtract by rotating dials
Charles Babbage Designed the Difference Engine and Analytical Engine in

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 the early 19th Century, which was the blueprint used in the
invention of modern electronic digital computer.
Build the ASCC computer ( Automatic Sequence Controlled
Calculator). The computer had mechanical relays which
Howard Aiken
flipped backwards and forwards to represent mathematical
data.
Invented the first integrated circuit in 1959, which meant
Jack Kilby computers could become smaller and more reliable and it
used inside calculators.
Help in inventor of logarithms and made common the use of
John Napier
the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics.
The first computer programmer and created programs for
Lady Augusta Ada
Babbages machines.
Larry Page Developing a search engine called backRub
Rename BackRub to google - a play on the word googal a
Sergey Brin
mathematical term for the number 1 followed by 100 zeros.
Sucess of Apple 2 revolutionised the personal computer
Steve Jobs market with the invention of the graphical user interface
which made using the computer very user friendly.
Invented a computer called Colossus which was the worlds
Tommy Flowers
first electronic ,digital, programmable computer.
Task 1: Put the following key points in computer history into the correct order by
numbering them 1 to 13 with 1 being the earliest event and 13 being the most
recent event. You may need to do some research to help you complete this task.

Event Order in
History
Charles Babbage drew up the plans for The Difference Engine
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while still a student at Cambridge University.
Steve Jobs also dropped out of university at the age of 21, to
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start his company Apple.
Alan Turing proved that a machine capable of processing a
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stream of 1s and 0s would be capable of solving any problem.
John Napier invented logarithms to help reduce errors when
1
performing calculations.
Dr. Hopper developed the programming language known as
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COBOL.
Joseph-Marie Jacquard used punched cards to control his
3
weaving looms.
Lady Augusta Ada was the first computer programmer and
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created programs for Babbages machines.

Pascal invented a calculator to help work out taxes. 2

Howard Aiken claimed that six electronic digital computers
would be sufficient to satisfy the computing needs of the 8
entire United States.
Apple announced the release of the iPod. 12

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Tommy Flowers invented Colossus, the world's first
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electronic, digital, programmable computer.

YouTube was founded. 13

Bill Gates sold a computer that he had built and programmed

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to Seattle to allow them to count their city traffic.

Extension Activity: Create a poster to show some of the key points in

computer history.

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