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?? A.D.
?? A.D.
  the Codex Madrid written by Leonardo Da Vinci
  the Codex Madrid written by  
Leonardo Da Vinci


1642
1642
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1821
1821
  Babbage creates the Difference Engine No. 1
  Babbage creates the Difference  
Engine No. 1


??
??
  Babbage creates the Analytical Engine
  Babbage creates the  
Analytical Engine


1884
1884
  Hollerith's Electric Tabulating System
  Hollerith's Electric  
Tabulating System


1890
1890
  Hollerith improves his system by adding a keyboard
  Hollerith improves his  
system by adding a  
keyboard


1936-1938
1936-1938
  Konrad Zuse creates the Z1
  Konrad Zuse creates  
the Z1
1936-1939
1936-1939
  Z2
  Z2
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1943
1943
  First Colossus prototype by Tommy Flowers
  First Colossus prototype  
by Tommy Flowers


1944
1944
  Construction of ASCC, or Harvard Mk I by Howard Aiken
  Construction of ASCC, or  
Harvard Mk I by Howard Aiken


1946
1946
  ENIAC construction complete
  ENIAC construction complete
  Orders from Churchill to destroy all 10 Colossus machines
  Orders from Churchill to  
destroy all 10 Colossus machines


1951
1951
  UNIVAC delivered to the census bureau
  UNIVAC delivered to the  
census bureau


1952
1952

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?? B.C.
 Slamis Tablet

300 B.C. - 500 A.D.
 Roman Hand Abacus

Circla 1200 A.D.
 modern Chinese Abacus

?? A.D.
 the Codex Madrid written by 
 Leonardo Da Vinci

1642
 Pascal invents the Pascaline

1821
 Babbage creates the Difference 
 Engine No. 1

??
 Babbage creates the 
 Analytical Engine

1884
 Hollerith's Electric 
 Tabulating System

1890
 Hollerith improves his 
 system by adding a 
 keyboard

1936-1938
 Konrad Zuse creates 
 the Z1
1936-1939
 Z2
1939-1941
 Z3

1943
 First Colossus prototype 
 by Tommy Flowers

1944
 Construction of ASCC, or 
 Harvard Mk I by Howard Aiken

1946
 ENIAC construction complete
 Orders from Churchill to 
 destroy all 10 Colossus machines

1951
 UNIVAC delivered to the 
 census bureau

1952
 EDVAC becomes operational

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