Zuse Z3

In 1941, Konrad Zuse invented the Zuse Z3 in his birthplace, Berlin. Thought huge and bulky. Zuse's invention was the world's first entirely automatic computer controlled by programs, and the first programable computer. Overcoming Mark I (made by IBM three years before, but significantly slower) and Zuse I (Konrad's previous attempt), Zuse's computer revolutionized computing as the world knew it. Computers could now be used to help calcualte intricate things like the aerodynamics in an aircraft design, and it was the first computer with a touch screen system. His idea of computing is still used today as computers now read programs from storage and are all controlled through programs and various computer scientist. The Zuse Z3 also gave way to a whole new concept of computers, including inspiring the ideas for transistors, computer chips, and more. Unfortunately, the original Z3 was destoryed by bombs during WWII, but was rebuilt in 1991.