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So, who invented the computer? (Un)fortunately, there is no simple answer to this question. The modern computer is such a complex […]
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Whirlwind Computer Jay Wright Forrester was born on July 14, 1918, and grew up on a cattle ranch in Anselmo, […]
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Three Facts about the SSEM In the early days of computers, sometimes all it took to change the history books was […]
Five Facts about Ferranti Mark 1 Computer The History of Ferranti Mark 1 Computer: What to know The machine was invented by […]
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5 Facts about the SAGE Computer System SAGE Computer System History Jay Forrester (designer of the Whirlwind computer) and George Valley, two […]
4 Facts About PDP-1 PDP-1: History The PDP-1 is the sixth-generation minicomputer that employs micro-alloy transistors. When the PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) computer went […]
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ABC (Atanasoff/Berry Computer), John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry, 1939 Colossus, Maxwell Newman and Thomas Flowers, 1943 ENIAC, John Mauchly and John Eckert, […]
6 Facts about The DEC PDP-11 Computer The History of The DEC PDP-11 Computer: What to know The first commercial minicomputer introduced […]
: Colossus computer of Max Newman and Tommy Flowers WWII hindered the progress of computer inventors like Atanasoff and Zuse but […]
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6 Facts about ENIAC Computer The History of ENIAC Computer: What to know ENIAC’s and its contemporaries’ origins may be traced back […]
3 Facts about Atlas Computer Atlas Computer History The Atlas computer was developed by Tom Kilburn, an inventor and professor at the […]
4 Facts About Touch Screen Touch Screen History The concept of the now-ubiquitous touchscreen interface was put into words in October 1965, […]
4 Facts About DATAR What Is DATAR: Explained A digital battlefield information system, called DATAR, or Digital Automated Tracking and Resolving, was innovated. DATAR […]
4 Facts about the Semiconductor Transistor Semiconductor Transistor History Alessandro Volta was the first to use “semiconducting” in 1782. In 1833, Michael […]
5 Facts About Computer Scanners Computer Scanner: History In the world of computers, the scanner is a device that optically scans images, […]
4 Facts about Magnetic Tape Magnetic Tape History The magnetic tape is the oldest memory media for computers, still in use today. […]
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3 Facts About Microprocessor Microprocessor History Microprocessors are computer processors containing logic, arithmetic, and control circuitry needed for a computer’s CPU to function […]
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Four Facts about the Printed Circuit Board Printed Circuit Board History After Gustav Tauschek, another Viennese engineer and inventor, Paul Eisler, made […]
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When you think about the history of the computer mouse, all credit goes to Douglas Engelbart and Bill English. Their […]
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3 Facts About The Modem Modem History The earliest types of modems have been around since the 1920s. Back then the main […]
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Electromechanical Relay The electromechanical relay, used as a constructive part of some early calculators and computers (see computers of Zuse, […]
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6 Facts About Laser Printer Laser Printer: History The first laser printer was introduced by Gary Starkweather, a product development engineer at […]
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: Magnetic drum memory was a magnetic data storage device. Since its founding in 1932, the drum became the backbone […]
5 Facts about Hard Disk Hard Disk History Hard disks, otherwise regarded as hard drives or disk drives, are magnetic disks used […]
