Many inventors, engineers, mathmeticians, and scientists led to the development of the computer.
1600's First true calculating machine was invented
1642 Blaise Pascal first automatic claculator
1670's GottfriedWilhelm von Leibrinz improved calculator
1800's George Boole Development of Binary Mathematics
1888 First succesful computer was built
1939 First electronic computer was built
1946 Two engineers built the first general purpose electronic digital computer
1951 Three men built the EDVAC
1970 Computers became smaller and used more chips
1975 Altair was invented
1990 One third of US households have personal computers