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Define the Problem: Given the 21st century device assigned by your teacher, research the evolutionary history of the device, identifying the original invention and the series of innovations that have led up to the current device. Create a website that depicts the idea or product’s evolution.

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We could argue that the first computer was the abacus or its descendant, the slide rule, invented by William Oughtred in 1622. But the first computer resembling today's modern machines was the Analytical Engine, a device conceived and designed by British mathematician Charles Babbage between 1833 and 1871.The Difference Engine was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making hard copies of the results. In June of 1991, the London Science Museum completed the Difference Engine No 2 for the bicentennial year of Babbage's birth and later completed the printing mechanism in 2000.

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On this day in 1981, IBM launched the "Personal Computer." Revealed at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the 21-pound PC cost $1,565, boasted 16K of memory, and had the ability to connect to a TV set, play games and word process.

While IBM wasn't the first or only company with a personal computer on the market (the Apple II was launched in 1977), it kick-started the home computing revolution. A year later, the personal computer was selected as Time Magazine's "Man (or rather, Machine) of the Year."

Fast-forward 30 years and the IBM Personal Computer is a relic from another era, almost unrecognizable in comparison to the slick devices on which we compute today. From those earliest machine beasts to today's tablets, we've taken a look at some historical highlights of the personal computer. Take a look through the gallery, and share your PC memories in the comments below.

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Personal Computers: A History of the Hardware That Changed the World

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On this day in 1981, IBM launched the "Personal Computer." Revealed at a press conference at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City, the 21-pound PC cost $1,565, boasted 16K of memory, and had the ability to connect to a TV set, play games and word process.

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1. Internet, broadband, WWW (browser and html)

2. PC/laptop computers

3. Mobile phones

4. Email

5. DNA testing and sequencing/human genome mapping

6. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

7. Microprocessors

8. Fiber optics

9. Office software (spreadsheets, word processors)

10. Non-invasive laser/robotic surgery (laparoscopy)

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Advances in technology are happening every day, invisibly, all over the world. It can take months or years for most of us to hear about great advances in computing and other tech areas because most innovation won't change our lives until that innovation becomes practically applied to our lives and those of everyday people.

In 2015, smartphones began to replace computers for most simple computing needs, like internet searches and email, and supercomputers began to attack complex challenges: such as discovering cancer cures, or new potential antibiotics. And with 2016 drawing closer to a close, we'll only see the more amazing technologies shift from pure conceptual imaginings to tangible products.

A.I. In The Home

In 2016, many A.I. products like Alexa, Cortana, and Siri plugged into smart home technologies. Over the course of the summer, it became possible to link any of these with smart home apps, and even relatively simple to build modules these A.I. entities could interact with. For example, building a smart thermostat your A.I. assistant can remotely alter takes little more than simple circuit board design skills (such as those perfected with CircuitStudio), a microcontroller, and a wi-fi module with a serial port and IP address. And more straightforward plug-and-play models are coming onto the market every day. But that's not the only home improvements coming to homes!

Ultra-thin screen films and wireless charging stations are becoming increasingly common in tech-forward homes. For example, screen films can be placed on any flat surface (like a fridge or wall) and connected via Bluetooth or wifi to computers, allowing almost any area in a home to have wired capabilities. And wireless charging allows for many of your devices to charge without ever worrying about outlets or cords.

Machine Learning

By summer 2016, only about 1% of developers are designing any cognitive abilities into apps and programs. And that's a massive benchmark, given that cognitive computing is still an infant field, with most major companies only just beginning to invest in the field. Projections indicate that by 2018, more than half of all developers will be using machine learning in their designs. IBM's Watson might be just the beginning.

New Architecture Developments

Microservices are taking the point in a new wave of architecture developments. With microservices, the use of APIs allows developers to create more agile applications and software, which can easily be updated and ensure continuous delivery of services. This is a big shift for scalable apps, segmenting elements and making them easier to serve.

Virtual and Augmented Reality Goes Mainstream

From Oculus Rift to Microsoft, many companies are planning the release of VR or AR headsets. In fact, projections for 2016 VR headset sales go into the millions of units. It's the first time virtual reality has made it into the hands of consumers on a wide scale and promises some unique opportunities for entertainment and advertising. But other potential applications include allowing engineering and construction work and planning to occur off-site. But for those looking farther than a few years into the future, if this technology sticks, it's possible that the web itself might begin to make a shift into the VR realm.

Advances In PCB Design

Circuit boards are the building blocks of technology, quite literally: and they have a reputation for being eco-unfriendly and prohibitively expensive to manufacture in large scale productions. But quiet innovations coming out of Silicon Valley are experimenting with ultrathin circuit boards: thin as paper, with the ability to bend and flex. Some prototypes are simply ultra-flexible gel films. If broadly adopted, this could change everything about what a traditional computer looks like: using circuit board and screen films, a computer might be as thin as a few sheets of paper or be easily built-in to nearly flat surfaces. Depending on the design process, they could be easily integrated into wearables, put into skin patches, or even wrap around pipes.

The Bottom Line

A decade or more ago, many of these ideas were the realm of science-fiction and imaginary curiosities. But 2016 has been a major year for tech, and consumer buying habits and the flow of investments will determine if many of these amazing computing advances stick around to change our lives even further... or get relegated to the place of short-lived experiments.

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Michael:  he wanted a future tab. he wanted a website that could be used for the future.
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Research and outline of evolutionary History

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Research and outline of evolutionary History

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the abacus or its descendant was the first idea of an computer invented by William Oughtred in 1622.

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Both michael and i wanted the background to be about computers. Also we wanted many pictures and videos. we finalized our website by agreeing on the information and the pictures.

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The project could have gone smoother than it did. We did enjoy learning about where computers were invented and who was the inventor of the original computer and the modern computer but there was a lot of miscommunication and thought we weren't  gonna get anything done. i wish we could have managed our time better and worked together. More

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1936 |   | "A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits"

Electrical engineer and mathematician Claude Shannon, in his master’s thesis, "A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits," uses Boolean algebra to establish a working model for digital circuits. This paper, as well as later research by Shannon, lays the groundwork for the future telecommunications and computer industries.

| 1939 |   | Atanasoff-Berry Computer, the first electronic computer

John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State College design the first electronic computer. The obscure project, called the Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC), incorporates binary arithmetic and electronic switching. Before the computer is perfected, Atanasoff is recruited by the Naval Ordnance Laboratory and never resumes its research and development. However, in the summer of 1941, at Atanasoff’s invitation, computer pioneer John Mauchly of the University of Pennsylvania, visits Atanasoff in Iowa and sees the ABC demonstrated.

| 1939 |   | First binary digital computers are developed

The first binary digital computers are developed. Bell Labs’s George Stibitz designs the Complex Number Calculator, which performs mathematical operations in binary form using on-off relays, and finds the quotient of two 8-digit numbers in 30 seconds. In Germany, Konrad Zuse develops the first programmable calculator, the Z2, using binary numbers and Boolean algebra—programmed with punched tape.

| 1943 |   | First vacuum-tube programmable logic calculator

Colossus, the world’s first vacuum-tube programmable logic calculator, is built in Britain for the purpose of breaking Nazi codes. On average, Colossus deciphers a coded message in two hours.

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