Creation of the Computer
Capabilities that define a computer: stored program concept, mechanization of arithmetic
Abacus, Mechanization of Arithmetic
Jacquard Loom, Semblance of Stored Program Concept
Difference Engine: Gears, Manufacturing Difficulty
Babbage - Developed first computer, language ADA named after Ada Byron, Ada was first programmer
Colossus, Bletchley Park, Alan Turing should have been mentioned. Father of Computer Science. Thinking Machines, On Computation, Turing Test
John von Neumann: Stored Program Concept, Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Theory
ENIAC: Vacuum Tubes
Weather forecasting and development to development of nuclear weapons.
Quote regarding computations since beginning of time
Mauchley and Eckert: They complained about von Neumann, Eckert complained about Mauchley.
Shockley and development of transistor - versus vacuum tubes (ENIAC) versus gears (Difference Engine)
Integrated Circuits: Manufacturing Difficulty