First Generation Computers: 1946-1959
Characteristics:
-First Generation Computers were also very large, expensive.
-They were all vacuum based computers.
-The operating systems were very slow.
-They were also very unreliable, difficult to program and use.
-Machine Language was used for programming them.
-First Generation Computers were also very large, expensive.
-They were all vacuum based computers.
-The operating systems were very slow.
-They were also very unreliable, difficult to program and use.
-Machine Language was used for programming them.
-During World War II, computers were becoming more popular than ever. In 1941, a German engineer named Konrad Zuse developed the Z3, to design airplanes and missiles.
-Two years after that, the British created Colossus, a computer to decode German messages. After that a Harvard engineer, Howard H. Aiken created an all electronic calculator, which the purpose was to create charts for the US Navy.
-Another invention in this generation was the UNIVAC, which was the first commercial digital computer. It was created by John Presper and John Mauchly.
-Two years after that, the British created Colossus, a computer to decode German messages. After that a Harvard engineer, Howard H. Aiken created an all electronic calculator, which the purpose was to create charts for the US Navy.
-Another invention in this generation was the UNIVAC, which was the first commercial digital computer. It was created by John Presper and John Mauchly.
Alan Turing
Born on June 23, 1912 in Maida Vale, London
Died on June 7, 1954 in Wilmslow, United Kingdom
He studied at Princeton University.
Born on June 23, 1912 in Maida Vale, London
Died on June 7, 1954 in Wilmslow, United Kingdom
He studied at Princeton University.
The first person to come up with any basis for the first computer was Alan Turing, a mathematician. He had created the Turing Machine, which was a mathematical tool. Later his basic outline for his tool, became an essential to future computers. Such as an input/output device, memory, and a central processing unit.