POSTGRES Project Start

Name: POSTGRES Project Start
Start: 1986-01-01
Location: University of California, Berkeley

Michael Stonebraker and his team initiate the POSTGRES project, aiming to develop a database system that extended the relational model with object-oriented features.

Significance

This marked the genesis of PostgreSQL's core architectural ideas, focusing on extensibility and advanced data handling capabilities.

Key facts

Date: 1986-01-01
Type: invention
Location: University of California, Berkeley