Intel is founded on July 18, 1968 by former Fairchild Semiconductor Company engineers Bob Noyce and Gordon Moore. The name Intel is a shortened version of "Integrated Electronics." The company's first money making product is the 3101 Schottky bipolar 64-bit static random access memory (SRAM) chip.
]]>Intel engineer Federico Faggin leads the design of the first commercial microprocessor in 1970. Working into the early morning, Faggin successfully tests the critical functions of his 4004 chip design. The 4004 chip revolutionizes the integrated circuit by placing all the parts of a computer --the central processing unit, input and output controls, and memory-- onto one small chip.
Berkeley Systems develops one of the first computer screensaver programs in 1989. The screensaver is designed to prevent image burning on monitors when a computer is left running or unused for long periods. Berkeley's product includes its most famous screen saver - the Flying Toasters - which features art deco styled chrome toasters with bird-like wings, flying in formation across the screen.
]]>German mathematician and philosopher Gottfried von Leibniz introduces the Step Reckoner in 1671. This mechanical device performs addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as square roots by a series of stepped additions
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