Important People
What is David Huffman known for?
His Huffman coding.
What did the Colossus computer do?
British people used it to decrypt coded German messages during WW2.
When was the complex number calculator created?
1940
What did Arthur Dickinson do?
He invented the first electronic computer.
What were most computers at the time?
Vacuum tubes
When was the first bombe created?
1941
Who conceived the Harvard Mark 1?
Howard Aiken
Who finished the Z3 computer?
Konrad Zuse
When was the ABC created?
1942
Who decided to work on the Plan Calculus?
Konrad Zuse
Were the major models programmable?
Yes
When was the Bell Labs Relay Interpolator done?
What did Williams Tube do?
He used RAM for computations.
What does ABC stand for?
Atanasoff-Berry Computer
When was the Harvard Mark 1 completed?
1944