Austin S., Author for History-Computer

Ever since my first Commodore 64 home computer I've been hooked on all things tech. I love building my own gaming PC and spend hours researching the best GPUs for each. I write extensively about electric vehicles, autonomous driving, and battery tech. When not writing about tech, gaming, and EVs I read and watch science fiction. Dune is a masterpiece.

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Instagram: Complete Guide — History, Products, Founding, and More

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The History of Instagram: What to Know Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger founded Instagram, an image and video-sharing social […]

Russel Simmons — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Russel Simons is best known for being a member of the PayPal mafia, a group of PayPal alumnus […]

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Nintendo 64: Everything You Need to Know

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The Nintendo 64 was a home game console developed by Nintendo that was released in the U.S. in […]

Jawed Karim

Jawed Karim — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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It’s hard to imagine, but YouTube was launched just 18 years ago. Before then, there was no such […]

The PayPal Mafia

Chad Hurley — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Chad Hurley is a member of a group of men that is commonly referred to as the PayPal Mafia. This […]

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Reid Hoffman — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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You may not know Reid Hoffman’s name, but it’s highly likely that you use LinkedIn, the business-oriented online […]

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Max Levchin — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Max Levchin probably isn’t a name you know. But, if you’re like most Americans, you’ve probably sent or […]

Steve Chen — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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The number of websites on the internet changes every second, but there are currently over one billion. Out […]

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Xbox – Complete History of the Xbox

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Xbox: Everything To Know Xbox is world-renowned for excellent gameplay and functionality against the other top console system brands Sony […]

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Solomon Pool’s Adding Machine

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Adding machines are some of the most fascinating inventions and are important too. The early inventions were instrumental […]

William Pratt: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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William Pratt was a mathematician and a member of the active circle of London’s Mathematical teachers. William Pratt […]

John Pfeifer’s adding machines

John Pfeifer — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who Was John Pfeifer? John Pfeifer was a bookkeeper and a remarkable inventor with over 60 patents to […]

Judah Levin's adding machine

Judah Levin Adding Machine Explained — Everything You Need To Know

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Judah Levin’s Adding Machine History Yehuda Leib Levin was born on March 26, 1863. He was the son […]

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William Lang Biography: History, Inventions, and Tragedy

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Who is William Lang? William Lang was a leading noise control engineer at IBM and a fellow of the American […]

Samuel Kelso – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who Was Samuel Kelso? Samuel Kelso was an inventor from Scotland who immigrated to Canada and later to […]

William Haines — Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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By the mid-1800s, inventors had been devising mechanical calculators for over 200 years. If you don’t consider the […]

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George Phineas Gordon

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George Phineas Gordon: Early Years George Phineas Gordon was born on April 21st, 1810 in Salem, New Hampshire. […]

William S. Gubelmann – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who Was William S. Gubelmann? William Samuel Gubelmann was an American businessman and inventor. Mr. Gubelmann was born […]

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Policarpo de Balzola

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Policarpo de Balzola was a Basque mathematician and inventor from Irun, Spain. He only received an elementary school […]

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Jan Józef Baranowski

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Jan Józef Baranowski was the son of a nobleman and received an excellent education at the Minsk classical […]

James Appleby – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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It’s often said that necessity is the mother of invention. This is certainly the case when it comes […]

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Antikythera Mechanism – Complete History of the Antikythera Computer

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Humans have always been fascinated by the night sky and, since ancient times, have sought to invent better […]

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Adder

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From the mid-19th century to the early-20th century, inventors created a variety of mechanical calculators. Some featured nine […]

Add-A-Mite Explained - Everything You Need To Know

Add-A-Mite Explained – Everything You Need To Know

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About Add-A-Mite When humans first began to grasp the concept of numbers, at least in terms of quantities, […]

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