Orlando Lane Castle – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment Key Points Who was Orlando Lane Castle? Orlando Lane Castle was a metaphysician, mathematician, logician, and an excellent teacher. He patented numerous […]
Athanasius Kircher – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment Athanasius Kircher The Jesuit priest Athanasius Kircher was an authentic scientific superstar in his time, honoured with the title “master […]
Thomas Hill – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment : Who was Thomas Hill? Thomas Hill was an inventor, clergyman, scientist, educator, and university professor. From the halls of Harvard […]
Astrolabe Updated: July 24, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : While modern humans tend to think of science in terms of innovations made during the past 100 to 200 […]
The History of Leonardo da Vinci’s Automata Updated: July 24, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : Leonardo da Vinci’s Automata: History Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, engineer, sculptor, scientist, and architect who embodied the […]
Murray Leinster – Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 26, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Who was Murray Leinster Murray Leinster was the pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins, an American writer of genre […]
Giovanni Poleni – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Giovanni Poleni Giovanni Poleni was born on 23 August, 1683, in Venice, Italy, to Jacopo (Giacomo) Poleni (1655-1737) and Elisabetta Broiuola […]
Elizur Wright – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Elizur Wright Elizur Wright III (his father and grandfather were also named Elizur Wright) was born on 12 February, 1804, […]
Discover the 10 Oldest Roblox Games Updated: April 16, 2024 by Kim Studdard | Leave a Comment When Roblox was released in 2006, the founders didn’t think it would be a big hit. They simply wanted to […] TaggedRobloxVideo Games
GISMO of David Shepard Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment The concept of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) — also known as transforming an image of printed text into a […]
Carlo Fossa-Mancini – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Carlo Fossa Mancini was a true master in the art of hydraulic engineering. His incredible talent and innovative thinking […]
Henry Pottin Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Henry Pottin In the middle 1870s, the French engineer Henry Pottin patented the first key-set crank-operated machine and made the […]
Difference Engine — History of Charles Babbage Difference Engine Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Difference Engine A numerical table is a tool designed to save the time and labor of those engaged in computing […]
Mark Twain and Computing Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Internet, Dreamers, Mark Twain The Telectrophonoscope of Mark Twain The great American author Samuel Langhorne Clemens […]
Samuel Morland – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment Who was Samuel Morland? Samuel Morland was an English academic, inventor, mathematician, diplomat, and spy. He lived in the 17th […]
David Nelson Updated: April 19, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, David Nelson David Nelson In April of 1860, David R. Nelson of Jackson, […]
Henry Alonzo House – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Henry Alonzo House Henry Alonzo House was a prolific American inventor and businessman who developed machinery and processes that have […]
William Beardsley – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment Who Was William Beardsley? Born on Nov 13, 1850, in Hamilton, Ohio, William Henry Beardsley was a holder of multiple […]
Lewis Montgomery Hosea – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Lewis Montgomery Hosea Lewis Montgomery Hosea was born on 16 December, 1842, in Montgomery, Alabama, to Robert Hosea (1811-1906), a […]
Charles Stanhope – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Charles Stanhope The British statesman and versatile scientist Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope and Viscount Mahon, was born in London […]
The History of Redbox Updated: July 30, 2023 by Nate Williams | Leave a Comment Odds are, you’ve probably browsed through a Redbox machine at least once in your life. First introduced to the world […] TaggedTV
Herschell Filipowski Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Born in the 19th century in a part of the Russian Empire that is now part of Lithuania, Herschell […]
Elizur Wright Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Elizur Wright Elizur Wright In 1860s, Elizur Wright (see biography of Elizur Wright), an […]
Hopkins Updated: July 28, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Mechanical calculators, 20th century, Hopkins William and Hubert Hopkins machines The Hopkins brothers, William and Hubert, […]
eBay: Complete Guide – History, Founding, Products, and More Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment The History of eBay: What to Know On September 4th, 1995, the 28-year-old software developer, entrepreneur, and founder Pierre Omidyar […]
Herbert Wells – Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Who was Herbert Wells? Herbert Wells (also known as H.G. Wells) was an English writer and published author. He was […]
Pierre Jaquet-Droz – Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : Who was Pierre Jaquet-Droz Pierre Jaquet-Droz was a Swiss born watchmaker and mechanical genius. His watches and mechanical inventions combined […]
8 Mind-Blowing James Webb Telescope Facts for Space Geeks Updated: August 11, 2023 by Steve McGarvey | Leave a Comment The James Webb Telescope (JWST) is the largest telescope ever built. The images from the JWST are mind-blowing and reshape […] TaggedSpace
Jan Józef Baranowski – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment Early Life Jan Józef Baranowski was born on 7 September, 1805, in Śmiłowiczach (now Смілавічы, Беларус), in the family of […]
Martin Wiberg – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 24, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : Martin Wiberg The inventor, Martin Wiberg, (September 4, 1826-December 29, 1905) was born in Viby, Sweden. He is known to […]
Arithmachine of Henry Goldman Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Arithmachine of Henry Goldman The Arithmachinist: A Practical Self Instructor in Mechanical Arithmetic was published in Chicago, USA, in 1898. […]
Tabulating Machine Updated: July 28, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment about Tabulating Machines Some significant facts about Tabulating machines are as follows. Tabulating Machine: History The Tabulating Machine was made for […]
BASIC Programming Language: History, Origin, and More Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 7 Facts about BASIC Programming Language Before Java, Python, and other programming languages, there was the BASIC programming language. It is […]
Henry House Updated: July 24, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Henry House Henry Alonzo House Key Facts: Henry Alonzo House (1840-1930) (see biography of Henry […]
19th century Updated: April 19, 2024 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 […]
Computer Scanner — Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 28, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 5 Facts About Computer Scanners Computer Scanner: History In the world of computers, the scanner is a device that optically scans images, […]
Groesbeck Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Groesbeck’s Adding Machine John Groesbeck (1834-1884), was a consulting accountant, born in New York, who lived in Philadelphia and was many […]
Hugo Cook Updated: July 24, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : About Hugo Cook The Indiana born engineer and instrument maker Hugo Cook (1856-1944) was a holder of many US patents […]
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) Explained — Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 28, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment Optical character recognition, often abbreviated as OCR, plays an enormous part in the text recognition software many of us rely […]
Victor Adding Machine – History of the Victor Adding Machine Co. Updated: July 28, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : Victor Adding Machine Victor Adding Machine Co. was established in Chicago in 1918, with the chief designer (and one of […]
Willgodt Odhner – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Willgodt Odhner The swedish mechanic and inventor Willgodt Theophil Odhner was born in Westby, parish of Dalby in northern Wärmland province […]
Angela Ruiz Robles – Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Who Was Angela Ruiz Robles? Angela Ruiz Robles (1895-1975) was a Spanish teacher, writer, and the pioneer inventor for […]
Edmund Dana Barbour Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Edmund Dana Barbour (Source: Harvard University Archives, HUGFP 125.32, Box 1, Folder Barbour) Edmund Barbour In 1872, a certain Edmund D. Barbour […]
Claude Chappe Updated: July 26, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Claude Chappe The first widely adopted system for transmitting messages overland and first practical telecommunications system of the industrial age […]
Comptometer Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 27, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment Four Facts About Comptometer Comptometer: History In 1884, a young machinist named Dorr Eugene Felt at Ostrander and Huke machine workshop in Chicago observed […]
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 […]
Gustavus Linderoos Updated: July 25, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Gustavus Linderoos On August 11, 1871, Captain Gustavus Linderoos (1818-1885) from Point Arena, Mendocino, California, filed a patent application for […]
Clarence Locke Updated: July 25, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Locke Adder Clarence E. Locke (1866-1945) from Kensett, Iowa, USA, was a holder of 2 US and 2 German patents […]
Frank Baldwin Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Frank Baldwin The state of calculating machine design by 1870s can be seen in a note, appearing in a 1872 issue […]
George Stibitz Distant Computer Work Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Internet, Dreamers, George Stibitz Distant Computer Work George Stibitz—remote access to a computer The Relay Computers […]