The pioneers of computing

• 1914:  Leonardo Torres Quevedo’s first electromechanical analytical machine,
• 1928:  Von Neumann’s MinMax algorithm,
• 1936:  Turing machine,
• 1939:  start of construction of Mark I,
• 1942:  decryption of the Enigma machine by Alan Turing,
• 1954:  creation of FORTRAN, the first high-level programming language implemented on a computer,
• 1955:  introduction of the IBM 650 computer,
• 1962:  invention of the computer word ,
• 1970:  founding of Xerox Park.

Microinformatics : The pioneers of computing

• 1971:  Marcian Hoff’s first Intel 4004 microprocessor,
• 1972:  creation of the C language,
• 1975:  founding of Microsoft,
• 1976:  founding of Apple,
• 1982:  definition of the word Internet ,
• 1984:  Macintosh release,
• 1988:  Market launch of the IBM AS-400 minicomputer.