Arthur Burkhardt – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: November 30, 2022 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Arthur Burkhardt In 1876 Curt Dietzschold (1852-1922), a German mechanical engineer from Dresden was invited to come in Glashütte (a small […]
Logic Theorist Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment 4 Facts About The Logic Theorist Logic Theorist History The inspiration for the Logic Theorist was sparked by various moments of pure […]
Adder Updated: July 24, 2023 by Austin S. | Leave a Comment From the mid-19th century to the early-20th century, inventors created a variety of mechanical calculators. Some featured nine or […]
Milton Jeffers – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 24, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : While the 20th century saw inventors and mathematicians get closer and closer to the modern calculators and computers we […]
Who Was Jonathan Swift? Updated: July 25, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Jonathan Swift, the notable 17th and 18th century Anglo-Irish satirist and author, might not seem like someone who played […]
Cash Register: The Complete History Updated: November 30, 2022 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment The History of the Cash Register: A Complete Guide The cash register may be part of all of our business experiences, […]
George Barnard Grant Updated: July 27, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : George Grant’s Calculating Machines Between 1872 and 1898, the American George Barnard Grant (see biography of George Barnard Grant) of […]
Charles Goldfarb Updated: July 26, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment Charles Goldfarb—the Godfather of Markup Languages The idea of markup languages was apparently first publicly presented by the engineer William […]
The 12 Largest Machine Learning Companies In The World, And What They Do Updated: April 16, 2024 by Jacqueline Michelle | Leave a Comment Machine learning has taken the world by storm. Almost every industry and company has a machine learning system, from Amazon […] TaggedCompaniesMachine learning
Samuel Morland Updated: July 28, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : The Calculating Machines of Sir Samuel Morland The polymath Samuel Morland (see biography of Samuel Morland), was a notable English […]
Solomon Pool’s Adding Machine Updated: July 25, 2023 by Austin S. | Leave a Comment Adding machines are some of the most fascinating inventions and are important too. The early inventions were instrumental in […]
Albert Stettner Updated: December 4, 2022 by Heather | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Albert Stettner Albert Stettner Albert Stettner Jr., a mechanic from Berlin, Prussia, was a […]
Léon Bollée – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment Who Was Léon Bollée? Léon Bollée was a notable French automobile inventor and manufacturer. He was born into the Amédée-Ernest […]
William Henry Hart – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Who was William Henry Hart? William Henry Hart was an inventor, watchmaker, jewelry store owner, and proud incorporator of the […]
Ezra Edgar Witter Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Ezra Edgar Witter Ezra Edgar Witter was a holder of many (at least 15) US and Canadian patents between 1888 and […]
Martial Roussel Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Martial Roussel : Martial Roussel On 3 October, 1853, Martial Roussel, a member […]
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Jacob Leupold Updated: July 26, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment Up Next… The Calculating Machine of Jacob Leupold In 1727, after the death of the prominent german scientist, instrument maker, physicist and […]
Simula – Guide: History, Origin, and More Updated: July 28, 2023 by Heather | 1 Comment on Simula – Guide: History, Origin, and More About Simula: What Is Simula: Explained Simula, an acronym for Simulation Language, is touted as the first object-oriented programming language […]
Giovanni Fontana – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Giovanni Fontana More then half a century before the extraordinary machine drawings of Leonardo da Vinci, the first technology manuscript […]
ENIAC Computer- Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 28, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 6 Facts about ENIAC Computer The History of ENIAC Computer: What to know ENIAC’s and its contemporaries’ origins may be traced back […]
Giovanni Poleni Updated: July 26, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : The calculating machine of Giovanni Poleni The professor of astronomy, meteorology and mathematics and Marquis of the Holy Roman […]
Samuel Butler: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Samuel Butler was an English novelist who is best known for his novels Erewhon and The Way of All Flesh. […]
Xerox Notetaker Guide: History, Origin, and More Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Four Facts About the Xerox NoteTaker The History of Xerox NoteTaker: What to Know The NoteTaker was one of the first portable […]
Frank Baldwin – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment Frank Baldwin Early Life and Education Frank Stephen Baldwin was born on 10 April, 1838, in New Hartford, Connecticut, in the […]
Howard Aiken Updated: February 24, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Howard Aiken proved that a machine could be programmed to execute an errorless series of commands in a predetermined […]
William Stanley Jevons – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 28, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Who Was William Stanley Jevons? Born on September 1, 1835, William Stanley Jevons was a writer, English economist, and […]
Computer Mouse: Complete History Updated: July 21, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment Four Facts About the Computer Mouse The Computer Mouse History The first computer mouse was conceived in the early 1960s by Douglas […]
The History of Louis Couffignal’s Analytical Machine Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment The article written by Percy E. Ludgate in 1909 first gives thanks to Professor C. V. Boys, F.R.S. for […]
Leonardo da Vinci – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment Leonardo da Vinci The Uomo Universale of the Italian Renaissance and possibly the most brilliantly creative man in European history—Leonardo […]
Max Mayer Updated: July 25, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Max Mayer In 1881 the German inventor Max Mayer from Munich devised an adding machine, which was patented in 1884 […]
Cyrus Spalding Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Spalding Adding Machine Cyrus G. Spalding of Boston, Massachusetts, was a holder of two US patents for adding machines: […]
James Ritty Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : James Ritty In 1878 one James Ritty (see biography of James Ritty), a 42 years old saloon keeper from […]
Gadgets Updated: April 19, 2024 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment In this section will be presented some simple calculating devices, which are not so clever, to be presented in other […]
Elon Musk vs Thomas Edison: Comparing The Two Engineering Icons Updated: April 16, 2024 by Nicholas Muhoro | 1 Comment on Elon Musk vs Thomas Edison: Comparing The Two Engineering Icons : Elon Musk and Thomas Edison are incredible figures that have significantly impacted the world by shaping how we live […] TaggedVS
PDP-11 – Everything You Need to Know Updated: July 31, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 6 Facts about The DEC PDP-11 Computer The History of The DEC PDP-11 Computer: What to know The first commercial minicomputer introduced […]
Add-A-Mite Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 24, 2023 by Austin S. | Leave a Comment About Add-A-Mite When humans first began to grasp the concept of numbers, at least in terms of quantities, they […]
Philipp Matthäus Hahn Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Philipp Matthäus Hahn The cylindrical calculating machines of the German parson Philipp Matthäus Hahn (see biography of Philipp Matthäus Hahn) were […]
Leonard Stowe Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Born in southeast England, Leonard Stowe set off to New Zealand when he was just 21 years old. […]
Charles Felton Pidgin – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Charles Felton Pidgin Charles Felton Pidgin was born on 11 November, 1844, in a house in Felton place at Boston Highlands, […]
Hillerin de Boistissandeau – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 28, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment Hillerin de Boistissandeau – Biography, History and Inventions : Hillerin de Boistissandeau The French mathematician and inventor Jean-Baptiste Laurent de Hillerin […]
Alessandro Volta – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Alessandro Volta Count Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta was born was born in Como, Lombardy, duchy of Milan, on 18 […]
William Pratt: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Austin S. | Leave a Comment William Pratt was a mathematician and a member of the active circle of London’s Mathematical teachers. William Pratt invented […]
William Prehn Quentell – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment With at least 33 patents in the U.S. alone, William Prehn Quentell was responsible for many inventions and is […]
Frederick Lincoln Fuller Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Frederick Lincoln Fuller was an American inventor and entrepreneur who made significant contributions to the development of the cash […]
Abacus Explained — Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment 5 Facts About the Abacus Abacus History As the most ancient calculator known, the origin and inventor of the abacus is […]
Reuben Rodney James – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Who was Reuben Rodney James? Reuben Rodney James worked as a farmer and in a woolen mill. He also invented […]
Michael Bouchet Updated: April 19, 2024 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Michael Bouchet Michael Bouchet (1827-1903) from Louisville, Kentucky, USA, was a holder of two USA patents for single-column adding devices (known […]
Computer History — Personal Computers, Computing and Internet! Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics […]
Gilbert Chapin Updated: July 24, 2023 by Lisha Pace | Leave a Comment : Born in 1847 in Springfield, Massachusetts, Gilbert Chapin received his education in common schools and even worked on a […]