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19th century Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment The Conquering of the World — 19th century More than two centuries elapsed between the introduction of the first mechanical calculator […]
Leonard Nutz – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : In 1858, Leonard N. Nutz invented the fourth patented keyboard adder in the US–a single-column adding machine. Up through 1880, […]
Orlando Lane Castle – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment Who was Orlando Lane Castle? Orlando Lane Castle was a metaphysician, mathematician, logician, and an excellent teacher. He patented numerous inventions, […]
Computer History — Personal Computers, Computing and Internet! Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at […]
Thomas Hobbes – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Thomas Hobbes Who was Thomas Hobbes? Thomas Hobbes was an accomplished English philosopher, historian, and scientist. Many consider Hobbes […]
Frederick Fuller – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Frederick Fuller Frederick Lincoln Fuller was born on 11 April, 1861, in Norwich, Conn. He was the first son of Charles […]
Thomas Strode – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment Thomas Strode was quite a multifaceted person. He spent his days working as a shopkeeper and farmer in the […]
Thomas Harold Flowers – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Thomas Harold Flowers Who was Thomas Harold Flowers Thomas Harold Flowers is the technical genius who created the world’s […]
Henry Alonzo House – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Henry Alonzo House was an American genius, inventor and entrepreneur who held over 300 U.S. and foreign patents. In the […]
Borland and Hoffmann Adding Machine Updated: July 24, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment According to their patent, Borland and Hoffmann designed their adding machine to allow users to “add a column of figures […]
John Presper Eckert – Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment John Presper Eckert (aka “Pres”) was an engineer and entrepreneur. Who was John Presper Eckert? John Adam Presper Eckert Jr. (called Pres) […]
William Robjohn – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 21, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment William Robjohn was an organ builder in the early 19th century.©History-Computer.com The early work of John Henry and Caleb Sherwood Odell […]
Hewlett Packard 9100A: Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Three Facts about Hewlett Packard 9100A The Hewlett Packard 9100A is considered the earliest documented use of the term “personal computer.” Despite […]
Leonard Stowe Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment Born in southeast England, Leonard Stowe set off to New Zealand when he was just 21 years old. There, he […]
La Verne Noyes – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment La Verne Noyes La Verne W. Noyes was born on 7 January, 1849, in Genoa, New York, in the house (see […]
James Lewis Dalton – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment James “Jimmie” Lewis Dalton was born December 28, 1866, on Dalton Farm, a homestead near Ponder, in Ripley County, Missouri. […]
Bell Labs: A Complete Guide — History, Products, Founding, and More Updated: May 8, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment Bell Labs was founded in 1876 as The Bell Patent Foundation by Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Sanders, and Gardiner […]
Staffel Updated: July 28, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Izrael Abraham Staffel The Polish Jew Izrael Abraham Staffel was born in 1814 to an impoverished family in Warsaw, Poland, then […]