List of Computer Inventors and Their Inventions PDF: Check Inventors of Computer Parts, Languages, Devices, and Technology

In 1822, Charles Babbage invented the Analytical Engine, the first mechanical computer. This innovation initiated a computing revolution. After its creation, various individuals contributed to the development of both hardware and software components of computers. These progressions have greatly enhanced computing, facilitating more efficient human tasks. Here are some of the earliest inventions and inventors related to computers throughout history:

  • Charles Babbage (Father of the Computer) (1822)

  • Intel (First Micro Processors) (1971)

  • GMOS (IBM - First operating system) (1950)

  • Osborne-1 (First Commercial Laptop) (1981). 

 

These are the early inventions and their inventors in computing history. Candidates can download this PDF in both English and Hindi from the link below. This PDF covers various topics like Inventors of computers, their hardware, software, mainly operating systems and Computer Languages. For example:

  1. CD-ROM was invented by James Russel in 1965.

  2. The Internet was invented by Vint Cerf & Robert E. Kahn.

  3. C++ was invented by Bjarne Stroustrup.

  4. RAM was invented by Robert H. Norman.

 

This Inventors of Computer PDF will help you enhance your preparation level for the upcoming bank and other competitive exams. For any queries, kindly visit the FAQs listed below.

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Who Is The Inventor of The First Computer?

Charles Babbage was the first inventor of the computer, an English polymath, often referred to as "the man who invented computers." He invented the first mechanical computer in 1822, which doesn't resemble what most would consider a computer today. In 1822, Charles Babbage conceptualized and began developing the Difference Engine, considered to be the first automatic computing engine that was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making hard copies of the results. Unfortunately, because of funding, he was never able to complete a full-scale functional version of this machine. In June of 1991, the London Science Museum completed the Difference Engine No. 2 for the bicentennial year of Babbage's birth and later completed the printing mechanism in 2000. 

Later, in 1837 Charles Babbage proposed the first general mechanical computer, the Analytical Engine. The Analytical Engine contained an Arithmetic Logic Unit (ALU), basic flow control, and integrated memory and is the first general-purpose computer concept. Unfortunately, because of funding issues, this computer was also never built while Charles Babbage was alive. In 1910, Henry Babbage, Charles Babbage's youngest son was able to complete a portion of this machine and was able to perform basic calculations.

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Inventors of the Computer Hardware

This article will provide you with knowledge of some important inventors of computer parts such as mouse, keyboard, scanner, USB, UPS, and more.

 

Inventors of Computer Hardware

Inventions Inventors

CD-ROM

James Russel (1965)

Floppy Disk

Alan Shugart & IBM (1970)

 First Apple Computer 

Steve Wozniak (1976)

 First General-Purpose Computer (IBM 701) 

Cuthbert Hurd

 First Electrical Binary Programmable computer (z series) 

Konrad Zuse (1936)

First Fully Electronic Digital Computer 

John Vincent Atanasoff & Clifford Berry (1942)

First Electronic General-Purpose Digital Computer (ENIAC) 

J. Presper Eckert & John Mauchly (1946)

Hard Disk

IBM (The IBM Model 350 Disk File, 1956)

 Integrated Circuits 

Jack Kilby & Robert Noyce (1958) 

 Keyboard 

Christopher Latham Sholes

 First laptop Computer (Osborne I) 

Adam Osborne (1981) 

 Laptop Computer in Modern Form

Bill Moggridge (Grid Compass 1100 called the GRID, 1979) 

Laser Printer

Gary Starkweather at XEROX (1969) 

Microprocessor

Faggin, Hoff & Mazor (intel 4004)

Microphone 

Emile Berliner(1876)

Modem (First PC Modem, 80-103A)

Dennis Hayes & Dale Heatherington (1977)

Monitor (CRT - Cathode Ray Tube) 

Karl Ferdinand Braun (1897)

Mouse 

Douglas Engelbart (1964) 

RAM 

Robert H. Norman

Hard Disk 

Reynold B. Johnson (1963)

Scanner (image) 

Ray Kurzweil 

Computer Speakers

Abinawan Puracchidas (1991) 

Trackball 

Tom Cranston & Fred Longstaff (1952)

Transistor

John Bardeen, Walter Brattain & William Shockley (1947-1948) 

Touchscreen Technology 

E. A. Johnson (1965)

UNIVAC 1

J. Presper Eckert & John Mauchly

USB

Ajay V. Bhatt

UPS (Uninterruptible Power Supply)

 John J. Hanley (1934)

 

Inventors of Computer Software and Technology

This inventors of computer software and technology table will give you knowledge about the inventors of BIOS, Email, Bluetooth, Internet, Google, and more.

 

Inventors of Computer Software and Technology

Inventions Inventors

BIOS

Gary Kildall

Bluetooth

Dr. Jaap Haartsen, Ericsson

First Camera Phone solution sharing pictures instantly on public networks

Philippe Kahn (1997).

Ethernet 

David Boggs, Chuck Thacker & Butler Lampson (Xerox PARC).

Analytical Engine

Charles Babbage (1822)

ARPANET

Leonard Kleinrock (1969).

Internet

Vint Cerf & Robert E. Kahn

Packet Switching Techniques in Computer Networking 

Paul Baran.

World Wide Web (WWW) 

Tim Berners-Lee.

Computer Bug

Grace Murray Hopper

Artificial Intelligence

John McCarthy.

Computer Graphics was developed by

William Fetter

Founder of Email

Ray Tomlinson

Founder of Google

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Founder of Yahoo

Jerry Yang and David Filo

First Data Base

Dr. Edgar Frank Codd

Computer Chip (IC) 

Jack Kilby and Robert Noyce

UNIVAC was developed by

John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert

Ethernet Computer Networking

David Boggs, Chuck Thacker and Butler Lampsonin

Founder of UNIX 

Dennis Ritchie

Founder of LINUX

Linus Torvalds

Founder of Windows

Bill Gates

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Inventors of Computer Languages

The inventors of computer languages like C, C++, COBOL, Java, Javascript, Python, PHP and more are available in the table below.

 

Inventors of the Computer Languages

Inventions Inventors

Inventor of BASIC

John G. Kemeny & Thomas E. Kurtz.

Inventor of C

Dennis Ritchie.

Inventor of C++

Bjarne Stroustrup

Inventor of COBOL

Grace Murray Hopper

Inventor of DOS

Tim Paterson

Inventor of Java

James Gosling

Inventor of JavaScript

Brendan Eich

Inventor of PASCAL

Niklaus Wirth.

Inventor of PERL

Larry Wall (1987)

Inventor of Python

Guido van Rossum

Inventor of the First Database (RDBMS)

Dr. Edgar Frank Codd (IBM, 1970).

Founder/Designer of PHP

Rasmus Lerdorf

 

FAQs

Q. Who is the inventor of the computer mouse?

The inventor of the computer mouse is Douglas Engelbart (1964).

Q. Who is the inventor of Java?

The inventor of Java is James Gosling.

Q. Who is the inventor of the Keyboard?

The inventor of the Keyboard is Christopher Latham Sholes.

Q. Who Is the Inventor of The First Computer?

Charles Babbage is the inventor of the first computer.

Q. Who is the Founder of LINUX?

The Founder of LINUX is Linus Torvalds

Q. Who is the Founder of Yahoo? 

The founders of Yahoo are Jerry Yang and David Filo.

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