The Global Cooling Crisis that was Caused by a Volcano Published: July 13, 2024 by David Beren The idea that there was a year without a summer might sound almost incredulous. However, this is exactly what happened […]
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The Spectacular Fire Rainbow That Looks Like Flames in the Sky Published: July 9, 2024 by Liam Frady Have you ever seen a fire rainbow? Despite the name, this visual phenomenon has a few tricks up its sleeves. […]
These Defeated Soldiers Look Completely Desperate and Relieved To Be Captured Published: July 2, 2024 by Liam Frady For the defeated soldiers of the Third Reich, D-Day was a welcome relief. For many of the troops serving the […]
These Countries Have Hosted the Most Olympic Games Published: June 23, 2024 by Liam Frady Which countries have hosted the most Olympic games? We’re coming up on the launch of the 2024 Summer Olympics in […]
19 Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded Were Frigid Published: June 23, 2024 by David Beren Even though it might seem as though the world is getting hotter, there are still plenty of areas on the […]
These Marine Corps Badges No Longer Exist Published: June 25, 2024 by Liam Frady Some Marine Corps badges end up obsolete and lost to time. With organizations and services as long-running as the United […]
The Marine Corps “Rule of 3” and How It Works Published: June 23, 2024 by Liam Frady The Marine Corps’ entire structure is built around the Rule of 3. This rule has a superb purpose, giving further […]
15 Profound Quotes from Military Leader Sun Tzu Published: June 23, 2024 by David Beren Few names in military theology are more respected than Sun Tzu. Sun Tzu is famous as the author of “Art […]
Laser Printer Updated: July 30, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment 6 Facts About Laser Printer IBM invented the first laser printer in 1985. It was known as the IBM 3800 […]
The Biggest 3D Printer Is Enormous Updated: September 21, 2023 by Liam Frady | Leave a Comment What is the biggest 3D printer in the world? Well, it is a massive machine, capable of producing objects […] Tagged3D Printing
The HP 9830A: Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment From today’s perspective, a calculator is decidedly not a computer. You couldn’t do a fraction of the things on a […]
Thomas Fowler – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Innovation and invention abounded throughout the 1800s. Countless men and women of all sorts of different backgrounds and disciplines […]
George Phineas Gordon Updated: July 24, 2023 by Austin S. | Leave a Comment George Phineas Gordon: Early Years George Phineas Gordon was born on April 21st, 1810 in Salem, New Hampshire. He went […]
The Largest 3D Printing Companies In The World, And What They Do Updated: April 16, 2024 by Denis Muroki | Leave a Comment 3D printing is a fascinating technology that allows users to create physical objects from their desired digital designs. The […] TaggedCompanies
George Phineas Gordon – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment George Phineas Gordon George Phineas Gordon was born on 21 April, 1810, in Salem, New Hampshire, where his family had lived […]
Wales Updated: July 28, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Mechanical calculators, 20th century, Wales Charles Wales Charles Wales, a genius of mechanical motion and a native […]
Complete History of Aldus Pagemaker Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment The History of Aldus Pagemaker: A Complete Guide Four Facts About Aldus Pagemaker While most people only think about Mac OS, Linux, […]
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 History of Hewlett Packard 9100A: What To Know Development of the Hewlett-Packard 9100A started in […]
Merge Healthcare: Complete Guide — History, Products, Founding, and More Updated: August 5, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment In 1987, inventor William C. Mortimore founded Merge Healthcare in the basement of his home in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He […]
Jan Józef Baranowski Updated: July 24, 2023 by Austin S. | Leave a Comment Jan Józef Baranowski was the son of a nobleman and received an excellent education at the Minsk classical gymnasium […]
Johannes Gutenberg: One of Earth’s Most Important Inventors Updated: April 16, 2024 by Ashley Haugen | Leave a Comment : Inventors are a lot like songwriters if you think about it: You have your one-hit wonders, and then you […]
Computers in the 1970s Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment It was Gordon Moore — co-founder and chairman emeritus of computer giant Intel — who suggested that computers doubled in […]
Computers in the 1980s Updated: March 12, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment The keyword to the history of computers in the 1980s is “microprocessor.” While these vital little chips had come onto […]
The 10 Largest Robotics Companies in the World, and What They Do Updated: September 7, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment Once considered the stuff of sci-fi and an overactive imagination, robots are now becoming increasingly commonplace as more and […]
Xerox Alto: Everything You Need to Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Release Date 1st March 1973 Creator Butler Lampson, Charles P. (Chuck) Thacker Original Price $32,000 Units Sold 2000+ 3 Facts About the Xerox Alto Computer The Xerox Alto was […]
Rene Grillet de Roven – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Rene Grillet de Roven Little is known about René Grillet de Roven (see the calculating machine of René Grillet), Sieur Grillet […]
Sphere 1 Computer Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 5 Facts about Sphere 1 Computer Sphere 1 Computer History The Spherical I was a personal computer designed by Michael Donald Wise […]
The 10 Largest Electronics Companies In The World, And What They Do Updated: April 16, 2024 by Duncan Dodsworth | Leave a Comment : Electronic devices have come a long way since their inception in the 1900s. They’re found virtually everywhere and used […] TaggedElectronics
Chaim Zelig Slonimski – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Chaim Zelig Slonimski Chaim Zelig Slonimski (also known by many name variations through Hebrew, Yiddish, Polish, and the funny Russian […]
The First E-mail Message of Ray Tomlinson Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment The First E-mail Message of Ray Tomlinson No doubt, there were other people, who developed similar programs before Tomlinson. SDC’s Q32 […]
Jack Kilby — Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Who was Jack Kilby? Jack Kilby, an engineer and recipient of the Nobel Prize for physics (along with Robert Noyce) […]
Christel Hamann’s Difference Engine Explained: Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Christel Hamann’s difference engine was a type of mechanical calculator made in the 1900s. It was automatic and could […]
The History of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, And The Birth of Computers Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Created by Charles Babbage, the Analytical Engine was a general-purpose, completely program-controlled, mechanical digital computer with no human intervention. […]
Stephenson Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Stephenson’s Adding Machine Archibald M. Stephenson (1844-1913) of Manteno, Illinois, took out a US patent №137167 for Adding Machine […]
The 10 Largest Personal Computer (Laptop & Desktop) Companies In The World, And What They Do Updated: April 16, 2024 by Tommy Cha | Leave a Comment Personal computers (PCs) are the most technologically advanced today. It’s almost everywhere and helps us in our daily lives, […]
Wang 2200 Computer: Everything You Need to Know Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment 3 Facts About Wang 2200 Computer The History of Wang 2200 Computer: What to Know The Wang 2200 Computer made its first […]
What is the NATO Alphabet (Alfa, Bravo, Charlie) and How Does it Work? Updated: August 7, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment From radio operators to customer service agents, many careers require spellings to be communicated clearly. A misspelled word could […]
Commodore 64: Everything You Need To Know Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | 3 Comments on Commodore 64: Everything You Need To Know Commodore 64 (commonly known as the C64 or CBM 64) was manufactured by Commodore Business Machine (CBM) in August 1982 […]
SAGE Computer System Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 5 Facts about SAGE Computer System SAGE Computer System History Jay Forrester (designer of the Whirlwind computer) and George Valley, two academics […]
The Sinclair ZX80 Computer: Everything You Need To Know Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment While the name might not ring a bell, the Sinclair ZX80 computer is one of the most important predecessors to […]
PDP-1 Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 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 […]
Pehr-Georg Scheutz – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Who Was Pehr-Georg Scheutz? Pehr-Georg Scheutz, born on September 23, 1785, was a Swedish inventor, translator, and lawyer, popularly known […]
Emile Baudot – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Emile Baudot The first widely adopted device to encode letters, numbers, and symbols as uniform-length binary sequences was the multiplexed
Wilhelm Schickard and the Rotating Clock (Complete History) Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Wilhelm Schickard Wilhelm Schickard (see biography of Schickard) was born in the small south German town Herrenberg (near Tübingen) and […]
WordStar Word Processor: Everything You Need to Know Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment about WordStar Word Processor: The History of WordStar Word Processor: What to know Seymour Rubenstein and Rob Barnaby invented […]
The Complete Guide to Von Neumann Architecture Updated: July 28, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : What is Von Neumann Architecture: Complete Explanation Von Neumann Architecture helped to set the stage for modern computing because of […]
Macintosh by Apple – Complete History of Mac Computers Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Macintosh History The Macintosh, or Mac, is a series of several lines of personal computers manufactured by Apple Inc. The […]
TRS-80: Everything You Need to Know Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | 1 Comment on TRS-80: Everything You Need to Know 5 Facts About The TRS-80: The first units were delivered in November 1977, unseen, and went on sale in the third […]