​Computer Technology
Timeline
 
image of a bell labs computer logic paperweight with transistor, IC and vacuum tube
A Bell Labs 'Transistor History' Paperweight (1967)


The technological "brains" inside a computer that enables it to rapidly process data has quickly evolved over the years:

​From using electro-mechanical relays & vacuum tubes in the 1940's, transistors in the 1950's, Micromodules, Hybrid Integrated Circuits & Solid Logic Technology in the 1960's, integrated circuits in the 1970's, to Very Large Scale Integrated circuits (VLSI) used from the 1980's until today.



                                                      


The Evolution of Computer Logic Technology

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         1940s                        1950s                             1960s                             1970s              
Western Electric Computer Vacuum Tube 408A
Vacuum Tubes
Junction Transistor RCA
Transistors
image of Micromodule
Micromodules
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Hybrid Circuits
IBM 360 SLT
IBM SLT
Computer Chip Integrated Circuit Microchip
Integrated Circuits





Computer Memory Technology Timeline

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computer memory technology timeline





Other Computer & Electronics Related Technologies

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Silicon Wafers
Silicon Wafers
MEMS devices
MEMS Devices
implanted RFID Chips
RFID Chips
computer chips in cars
Computers Chips in Cars
Magnetic Data Storage
Magnetic Data Storage
fiber optics
Fiber Optics
CCD imaging
CCD Camera Sensors
computer chips in televisions
Computer Chips in Televisions
diode
Diodes
solar cell
Solar Cells
automotive electronics
Automotive Electronics
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Punched Cards
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Capacitors
Vidicon
Vidicon video camera vacuum tubes
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image of computer evolution of vacuum tube to transistor 1950's
Evolution from Vacuum Tubes to Transistors (1950's)
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