Computing · Recorded milestone
Stored-program computer
Recorded year1948
The Manchester Baby runs a program held in its own memory, the von Neumann architecture.
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- Turing test proposedRecorded · 1950enables
- Census by computerRecorded · 1951enables
- Computer magnetic tapeRecorded · 1951enables
- CompilerRecorded · 1952enables
- Numerical-control machiningRecorded · 1952enables
- Magnetic-core memoryRecorded · 1953enables
- Machine translation demoRecorded · 1954enables
- Light penRecorded · 1955requires
- Artificial intelligence namedRecorded · 1956enables
- Hard disk driveRecorded · 1956enables
- High-level programmingRecorded · 1957enables
- PerceptronRecorded · 1958enables
- SAGE air defenceRecorded · 1958enables
- Shortest-path algorithmRecorded · 1959enables
- Computer model of votersRecorded · 1960requires
- Computer reservation systemRecorded · 1960enables
- Kalman filterRecorded · 1960enables
- PLATO computer learningRecorded · 1960enables
- Time-sharingRecorded · 1961enables
- Spacewar!Recorded · 1962enables
- ASCII text codeRecorded · 1963enables
- Computer-aided designRecorded · 1963requires
- SketchpadRecorded · 1963requires
- Computer mouseRecorded · 1964requires
- EBCDIC character codeRecorded · 1964enables
- SupercomputerRecorded · 1964enables
- Computer art exhibitionsRecorded · 1965enables
- Computer datingRecorded · 1965enables
- Density functional theoryRecorded · 1965enables
- Digital typesetterRecorded · 1965enables
- Fast Fourier transformRecorded · 1965enables
- Intelligence explosion ideaRecorded · 1965enables
- TouchscreenRecorded · 1965requires
- Shakey the robotRecorded · 1966requires
- Climate modelRecorded · 1967requires
- Dot-matrix printerRecorded · 1968enables
- Geographic information systemsRecorded · 1968enables
- Head-mounted displayRecorded · 1968requires
- Programmable logic controllerRecorded · 1969enables
- DRAM memory chipRecorded · 1970requires
- ISBN book numbersRecorded · 1970enables
- MicroprocessorRecorded · 1971requires
- NP-completenessRecorded · 1971requires
- AARON drawing programRecorded · 1972enables
- Earth-observation satelliteRecorded · 1972requires
- Barcode scanningRecorded · 1974requires
- Digital cameraRecorded · 1975requires
- Personal computerRecorded · 1975requires
- Personal pod networksRecorded · 1975requires
- Public-key cryptographyRecorded · 1976requires
- Voyager probesRecorded · 1977requires
- Speak & SpellRecorded · 1978requires
- TeX typesettingRecorded · 1978enables
- Ray-traced computer graphicsRecorded · 1980enables
- Solid-state phased-array antennasRecorded · 1980requires
- Electronic nosesRecorded · 1982requires
- MIDIRecorded · 1983requires
- Flash memoryRecorded · 1984requires
- Building information modellingRecorded · 1987requires
- Hyperspectral imagingRecorded · 1987requires
- Adaptive opticsRecorded · 1991requires
- Satellite radar interferometryRecorded · 1993requires
- Segmented-mirror telescopeRecorded · 1993requires
- Force-feedback hapticsRecorded · 1994requires
- Consumer VR headsetRecorded · 1995requires
- DNA microarrayRecorded · 1995requires
- Planet around a Sun-like starRecorded · 1995requires
- Robot lawn mowerRecorded · 1995requires
- HIV combination therapyRecorded · 1996requires
- Accelerating universeRecorded · 1998requires
- Continuous glucose monitorRecorded · 1999requires
- MetamaterialsRecorded · 2000requires
- Computational protein designRecorded · 2003requires
- Shale fracking boomRecorded · 2005requires
- DNA origamiRecorded · 2006requires
- Super-resolution microscopyRecorded · 2006requires
- Brain-scan evidence debatesRecorded · 2008requires
- Large Hadron ColliderRecorded · 2008requires
- Fibre-optic acoustic sensingRecorded · 2009requires
- Fitness trackerRecorded · 2009requires
- Health-scanning toiletRecorded · 2009requires
- Interfaces that sense emotionRecorded · 2009requires
- Kepler planet hunterRecorded · 2009requires
- Body-tracking cameraRecorded · 2010requires
- Burj KhalifaRecorded · 2010requires
- 3D FinFET transistorRecorded · 2011requires
- CRISPR gene editingRecorded · 2012requires
- Cryo-electron microscopyRecorded · 2013requires
- Epigenetic ageing clockRecorded · 2013requires
- Walking exoskeletonRecorded · 2014requires
- Gravitational waves detectedRecorded · 2015requires
- Sight through sound and touchRecorded · 2015requires
- Networked quantum sensorsRecorded · 2016requires
- Surfaces of nearby stars imagedRecorded · 2016requires
- Thought-controlled sportsRecorded · 2016requires
- Instruments played by thoughtRecorded · 2017requires
- Satellite quantum key exchangeRecorded · 2017requires
- Holographic displaysRecorded · 2018requires
- Retinal projection displaysRecorded · 2018requires
- EUV lithographyRecorded · 2019requires
- Hypersonic glide vehicleRecorded · 2019requires
- Quantum supremacy demoRecorded · 2019requires
- Closed-loop brain therapyRecorded · 2021requires
- Fusion ignitionRecorded · 2022requires
- Eye-and-hand computingRecorded · 2024requires
- Laser air defenceRecorded · 2025requires
- MetalensesForecast · ~2028requires
- Tokamak breakeven (Q > 1)Forecast · ~2028requires
- Extremely Large TelescopesForecast · ~2029requires
- Holographic live eventsForecast · ~2029requires
- Error-corrected quantum computerForecast · ~2030requires
- Holographic video wallsForecast · ~2030requires
- Quiet supersonic airlinerForecast · ~2030requires
- Touchable hologramsForecast · ~2030requires
- Personal sound bubblesForecast · ~2032requires
- Full-hand haptic glovesForecast · ~2035requires
- Rooms that shape soundForecast · ~2035requires
- Continental supergridForecast · ~2036requires
- Superconducting maglev lineForecast · ~2038requires
- Real-time map of Earth's interiorForecast · ~2045requires
- Holographic roomsForecast · ~2058requires
- Geomagnetic field forecastingForecast · ~2066requires
Sources & evidence
Dataset updated 2026-10-18. This individual record has not been separately re-reviewed.