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Notable People in the Advancement of Computer Technology
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The Vacuum Tube was an important step in the
advancement of computers. The first
computers were powered by vacuum
tubes.
We can thank Thomas Edison for this invention
in 1883.
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In 1868, Christopher Sholes invented the 1st typewriter and
QWERTY keyboard we still use today.
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Chester Carlson invented the xerographic process that is
the basis for our laser printers today.
Here he is in 1938 with the first Xerox machine!
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The transistor paved the way for computers
to be smaller and more complex.
Invented in 1947, by a team of physicists for
Bell Labs, the transistor replaced the
vacuum tube.
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Invented the 1st Compact Disc in 1965
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The DRAM chip was invented by Robert Dennard in 1968.
It is the main memory component in your computer.
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In 1971, Nolan Bushnell developed the Atari along with
Ted Dabney.
The first Atari game Pong was released in
1972. He is also the founding
father of Chuck E. Cheese!
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"Remember," Bushnell says,
"I didn't invent the video game. I just
commercialized them."
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On April Fool’s Day in 1976, these two young STEVEs, released their 1st Apple computer.
Is this a computer?
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The two STEVEs today. ~ And ~
The latest and greatest Apple computer – the Ipad!
Steve Wozniak Steve Jobs
I wonder what these guys are worth today?
$45 million $3.4 billionIpad – released 2010$500
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Microsoft operating systems monopolize
the personal
computer industry at an
estimated 90%.
In 1975, Bill Gates and Paul Allen
created a partnership called Micro-soft.
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Stepped down from day-to-day duties at Microsoft in
2008 to focus on philanthropy.
BILL GATES#2 Wealthiest Person =
$53 billion
Since 2000, Gates has given over
$29 billion to charity.
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Founder and chairman of Vulcan Inc. and
chairman of Charter Communications.
After his diagnosis with cancer in 1983, he
began to distance himself
from Microsoft.
PAUL ALLEN#37 Wealthiest Person = $13.5 billion
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There are many more notable people in the advancement of
computer technology.