This is Where the Garden of Eden May Have Been Published: April 22, 2024 by Liam Frady Where was the Garden of Eden? The various books of The Bible certainly pose a lot of questions about the […]
Famous Art Heists and Where the Pieces Are Now Published: April 20, 2024 by Liam Frady Where do the pieces go from famous art heists? As enticing as it is to simply just go to the […] Taggedhistory
25 Dangerous Traditions That Somehow Still Exist Published: April 19, 2024 by David Beren For more than a few reasons, several dangerous traditions around the world still exist. Almost all of them redefine danger […]
Laser Printer Updated: July 30, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Xerox 9700 – The first laser printer invented by Gary Starkweather at Xerox research lab in Webster, New York. 6 […]
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 were […]
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 to […]
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 Paul Brainerd was the creator of Aldus Corporation and the person associated with the Aldus Pagemaker software. The History of Aldus […]
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 […]
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 recognized […]
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 (secondary […]
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 have […]
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 more […]
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+ Butler W. Lampson (left photo), the visioneer of Xerox Alto […]
Sphere 1 Computer Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment The Sphere 1 computer from 1975 (source: sphere1.yolasite.com) 5 Facts about Sphere 1 Computer Sphere 1 Computer was a personal computer, and […]
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 […]
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 version […]
The 10 Largest Electronics Companies In The World, And What They Do Updated: April 16, 2024 by Duncan Dodsworth | Leave a Comment : Today, Samsung’s main sources of income are semiconductors and mobile phones. Samsung is the largest smartphone manufacturer in the […] TaggedElectronics
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 : In 1959, Jack Kilby filed for a patent for the first integrated circuit–also known as the microchip. As an employee […]
The History of Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, And The Birth of Computers Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment This is a general view of an Analytical Engine. Created by Charles Babbage, the Analytical Engine was a general-purpose, completely program-controlled, […]
Stephenson Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment Archibald M. Stephenson invented the an adding machine. Stephenson’s Adding Machine Archibald M. Stephenson (1844-1913) of Manteno, Illinois, took out a […]
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 help […]
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, whether […]
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 Wang 2200 Computer had a storage capacity of 4KB RAM. It included disk subsystems that […]
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 lead […]
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 C64©Evan-Amos, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons – License Commodore 64 (commonly known as the C64 or CBM 64) was manufactured […]
SAGE Computer System Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 5 Facts about SAGE Computer System The full form of SAGE is a Semi-Automatic Ground-Environment computer. The weight of SAGE Computer System […]
PDP-1 Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment PDP-1©Alexey Komarov, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons – License 4 Facts About PDP-1 The PDP- 1 is well-known for being the […]
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 […]
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
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 for […]
Wilhelm Schickard and the Rotating Clock (Complete History) Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Wilhelm Schickard, portrait from 1632 Wilhelm Schickard Wilhelm Schickard (see biography of Schickard) was born in the small south German town Herrenberg […]
WordStar Word Processor: Everything You Need to Know Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment WordStar 3 under CP/M ©–Plenz 20:42, 19. Jul 2004 (CEST), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons – License about […]
The Complete Guide to Von Neumann Architecture Updated: July 28, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Originally, Von Neuman Architecture referred to the specific proposed architecture for a computer as stated by John von Neumann […]
Macintosh by Apple – Complete History of Mac Computers Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Macintosh History Steve Jobs was the co-founder, chairman, and CEO of Apple.©File:Steve Jobs and Macintosh computer, January 1984, by Bernard Gotfryd […]
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 The TRS-80 5 Facts About The TRS-80: The first units were delivered in November 1977, unseen, and went on sale in the […]
The History of the Game Boy: A Complete Guide Updated: August 11, 2023 by David Beren | Leave a Comment There are few consoles that have defined the post-video game crash era as well as the Nintendo Game Boy. To […] TaggedVideo Games
William S. Burroughs – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 21, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment William S. Burroughs was an inventor in the mid-19th century.©Unknown author / public domain – License Who Was William S. Burroughs? William S. […]
Modern Computer Keyboard: Everything You Need to Know Updated: July 28, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Computer keyboards are peripheral data input devices modeled after the typewriter keyboards era. Since the 1970s, computer keyboards have seen […]
The History of the ColecoVision Video Game Console Updated: August 4, 2023 by David Beren | Leave a Comment Key Facts In spite of the heavy losses Coleco incurred as a result of a decline in the sales of its […] TaggedVideo Games
Unusual Health Habits of the Oldest People Who Ever Lived Published: March 1, 2024 by Luxia Le Getting old isn’t for everyone, but with a growing number of centenarians, aging gracefully is becoming more common worldwide. Pew […] TaggedPeople
The 10 Largest Server Companies by Server Market Share Updated: February 6, 2024 by Jason Collins | Leave a Comment Servers are massive, powerful computers specifically designed by the largest server companies. They store, process, and manage network data, devices, […] TaggedCompaniesComputingDataLargestNetworkingServers
The Largest Consumer Electronics Companies In The World, And What They Do Updated: April 16, 2024 by Alexandra Frost | Leave a Comment Do you love your tech? Chances are, if you’re reading this, the answer is yes! There’s nothing like owning the […]