Digital evolution -- how computers have changed the world

We tend to think of computers as a relatively modern innovation, but some of the concepts behind them, the binary system for example, go back as far as the 18th century.

The Computer Science Zone careers advice website has produced an infographic looking at the evolution of computing from the punch card controlled weaving loom to the latest nanotechnology.

It takes in the first electronic machines of the 1940s, the first functioning integrated circuit of 1958, and the first widely available microprocessor in 1971. In more recent times it shows the spread of technology into other areas including drones and thermostats.

You can chart the entire journey in the full graphic which is reproduced below.

Source: ComputerScienceZone