Timeline of the History of Computers by Gustavo Casara Maschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv Deslocar-se para ver en-us 2025-09-14 22:10:06 UTC 2025-09-29 10:21:36 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f39e.png 3000 B.C. gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584168548 The abacus was created in Mesopotamia and China, used for simple calculations.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584168548 1642 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169367 Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline, a mechanical calculator that could add and subtract.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:28:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169367 1801 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169588 Joseph Marie Jacquard designed the loom with punched cards, an idea that inspired programming.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:29:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169588 1837 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169803 Charles Babbage proposed the Analytical Engine, considered the first design of a programmable computer.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:30:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169803 1843 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169959 Ada Lovelace wrote the first algorithm, foreseeing that machines could go beyond mathematics.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584169959 Early 20th century gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584170361 “Computers” were people hired to solve manual calculations in astronomy, engineering, and ballistics.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:31:43 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584170361 1904 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584170985 John Fleming invented the vacuum tube, essential for the first electronic computers.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:33:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584170985 1937 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584171312 Konrad Zuse built the Z1, one of the first programmable mechanical computers.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584171312 1941 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584171425 The Z3 became the first operational programmable computer, using electromechanical relays.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:35:05 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584171425 1943 gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584171637 The British developed the Colossus, used to break the German Enigma code.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584171637 1944 https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584174208 The Harvard Mark I, a large electromechanical computer, was completed in the USA.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584174208 1945 https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584176925 The ENIAC, the first general-purpose electronic computer, was built. It weighed 30 tons and filled a room.


John von Neumann created the von Neumann architecture, where data and programs are stored in the same memory. This model is still used today.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:47:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584176925 1936 https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584177593 Alan Turing described the Turing Machine, a theoretical model for solving problems by computation.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584177593 1947 https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584178142 The invention of the transistor at Bell Labs made computers smaller, faster, and more reliable.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584178142 1958 https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584178411 Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce invented the integrated circuit, placing multiple transistors on a silicon chip.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:50:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584178411 1971 https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584178502 Intel released the Intel 4004, the first commercial microprocessor.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:51:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584178502 1960s – 1970s https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584179035 RAM (Random Access Memory) was created to store temporary data.


ROM and other storage technologies (magnetic tapes, floppy disks, hard drives) were also developed.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584179035 1950s https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584179702 First high-level programming languages: Fortran and Cobol.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:54:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584179702 1970s https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584179916 Emergence of influential languages like C and Pascal.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584179916 1990s https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584180161 Modern programming languages appeared: Java, Python, JavaScript.


PCs became popular at home, and the internet spread worldwide.


Tim Berners-Lee created the World Wide Web, revolutionizing communication.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:55:14 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584180161 1970s – 1980s https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584180631 Early personal computers such as the Altair 8800, Apple I, and IBM PC.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584180631 2000s https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584182014 Modern operating systems evolved: Windows, Linux, macOS.

]]> 2025-09-14 22:59:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584182014 2007 https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584182110 The launch of the iPhone began the smartphone era.

]]> 2025-09-14 23:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584182110 2010s and beyond https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584182443 Rise of cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and quantum computing experiments.

]]> 2025-09-14 23:00:24 UTC https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3584182443 References gustavomaschio https://padlet.com/gustavomaschio/rqzz9n8pahja56uv/wish/3586277740 https://youtube.com/@manualdomundo?si=qrDcFLG15wdoNVDG <- #sagadoscomputadores compilado de vídeos do canal manual do mundo sobre a "história" dos computadores

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