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📅 Sep 9, 1947
A Moth Is Found in the Harvard Mark II Computer
On September 9, 1947, a moth found in a relay of the Harvard Mark II became the first documented computer bug.
🔖Computer Science
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📅 Oct 28, 1955
Bill Gates Is Born in Seattle
On October 28, 1955, Bill Gates, who founded Microsoft and later set up a large philanthropic foundation, was born in Seattle.
🔖Computer Science
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📅 Sep 12, 1958
Jack Kilby Builds the First Working Integrated Circuit
On September 12, 1958, Jack Kilby ran the first working integrated circuit, putting every component on one piece of semiconductor.
🔖Computer Science
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📅 Oct 29, 1969
The First Network Link Is Made
On October 29, 1969, ARPANET sent its first message between two computers, the seed of the internet.
🔖Computer Science
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📅 Sep 3, 1995
Pierre Omidyar Launches AuctionWeb, the Site That Became eBay
On September 3, 1995, Pierre Omidyar launched AuctionWeb in San Jose, a site renamed eBay two years later that changed online selling.
🔖Computer Science
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📅 Sep 4, 1998
Google Is Incorporated by Larry Page and Sergey Brin
On September 4, 1998, Larry Page and Sergey Brin incorporated Google in California, built around the PageRank link algorithm.
🔖Computer Science