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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Larry Roberts – Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 26, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment Who Was Larry Roberts? Larry (Lawrence) Roberts is known as the father of computer vision for his contributions to the […]
Judah Levin Adding Machine Explained — Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 25, 2023 by Austin S. | Leave a Comment Judah Levin’s Adding Machine History Yehuda Leib Levin was born on March 26, 1863. He was the son of Nachum […]
Eduard Selling – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Who was Eduard Selling Eduard Selling was a German mathematician and an inventor of calculating machines. Early life Eduard Selling was born […]
Jacob-Rodrigues Pereira – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Jacob-Rodrigues Pereira Jacob-Rodrigues Pereira, better known as Pereire, was born in Berlanga, Extremadura, Spain (or in Peniche, Portugal, according to other […]
Walter Snelling – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Who Was Dr. Walter Snelling? Born on December 13, 1880, Dr. Walter Snelling was a chemist and significant contributor […]
William Hopkins – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: November 30, 2022 by Abby | Leave a Comment William Hopkins – Biography, History and Inventions : William Hopkins worked as a minister, and in the 1890s he became assistant […]
John Ballou Newbrough Updated: July 24, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : John Ballou Newbrough was a man of many talents and pursuits. From his early days as a student […]
Wolfgang von Kempelen – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 24, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment Who Was Wolfgang von Kempelen? Wolfgang von Kempelen is a man revered for his inventions that created hot debate in […]
Charles Stanhope and the Demonstrator (Complete History) Updated: July 28, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Charles Stanhope The name of British statesman and versatile scientist Charles Stanhope (1753-1816) (see biography of Charles Stanhope), 3rd Earl […]
Steam Man of Zadoc Dederick Explained — Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 21, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 6 Facts about the Steam Man Steam Man History Zadoc Dederick, born August 8, 1849, worked for the patent attorney and was […]
The History of Harvard Mark 1: A Complete Guide Updated: August 1, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment 4 Facts about the Harvard Mark 1 The History of Harvard Mark 1: What to know The Harvard Mark 1, also […]
Edmund Callis Berkeley – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 31, 2023 by Lex Basu | Leave a Comment Edmund Callis Berkeley (the image is property of the University of Minnesota) Early Life and Education Edmund Callis Berkeley was born […]
First Digital Library Michael Hart Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment History of Computers and Computing, Internet, Birth, first digital library Michael Hart Michael Hart and Project Gutenberg—First Digital Library In the […]
Golden Gem Adding Machine Explained: Everything You Need to Know Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | 1 Comment on Golden Gem Adding Machine Explained: Everything You Need to Know The Golden Gem Adding Machine was invented by Russian Jew, Abraham Isaac Gancher. Gancher was a former leather salesman […]
Jeff Bezos – Net Worth, Biography, History, and More Updated: August 30, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Whether it’s his role as the founder of Amazon, or his position on the list of the richest people […]
The Complete History of the Modem Updated: July 28, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment 3 Facts About The Modem “Modem” is an abbreviation of the device’s function, which is to act as a modulator-demodulator for […]
Joseph Marie Jacquard – Complete Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 25, 2023 by Dana Mayor | Leave a Comment Who Was Joseph Marie Jacquard? Joseph Marie Charles Jacquard was a French weaver who played an important role in the […]
David Marion Rush Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : David Marion Rush David Marion Rush of Louisburg, Missouri, applied for a patent for ten-key non-printing manually operated […]
León Bollée Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment León Bollée After the first two machines, representing the class of direct-multiplying machines of Barbour and Verea, which remained relatively unknown, […]
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The First Computer Virus of Bob Thomas Explained: Everything You Need to Know Updated: August 7, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment First Computer Virus History The First Computer Virus, Creeper, was named after a Scooby-Doo cartoon show character. Creeper was written […]
Tachylemme of Chambon Explained – Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 25, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment 3 Facts about Tachylemme of Chambon Tachylemme of Chambon History The Tachylemme calculator of the Parisian Casimir-Louis Chambon was patented in 1876 […]
Willard Legrand Bundy Updated: July 24, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Some inventors’ names are synonymous with their inventions. For example, Thomas Edison is well known for inventing the incandescent […]
The Complete History of the Enigma Machine Updated: August 1, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment : The Enigma Machine was an electro-mechanical cipher device invented by German engineer Arthur Scherbius in 1918. The device, which […]
Louis Couffignal – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Louis Couffignal Louis Pierre Couffignal (1902-1966), a French Mathematician and Cybernetics pioneer, was born in Monflanquin, Fâcheries, on 16 March […]
Jules Verne – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Jules Verne The great French novelist and poet Jules Gabriel Verne (1828–1905) is best known for his adventure novels and […]
Jean-Paul Garnier: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 24, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment Jean-Paul Garnier was a French mechanic and watchmaker. He won several awards for his watchmaking, with inventions including a […]
Jacob-Rodrigues Pereire Updated: July 26, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Jacob-Rodrigues Pereire In the 1751 issue of the earliest scientific journal in Europe—the french Le Journal des Sçavans, was […]
Memex Explained: Everything You Need to Know Updated: July 21, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : What is Memex: Complete Explanation The Memex was a conceptual system created by Vannevar Bush for storing data and retrieving […]
Asimov’s Laws of Robotics: Everything You Need To Know Updated: July 25, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment What are Asimov’s Laws of Robotics: Complete Explanation Isaac Asimov, in his fiction science story named, ‘Runaround’ published introduced the […]
David Roth – Biography, History and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment David Roth The Austrian Jew David Roth was born in 1808 in Cassovia (now Košice in Slovakia, but then it was […]
Moses and William Pullen – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Who Were Moses and William Pullen? Moses and William Pullen are known for their invention of the Bentham Calculating Machine. […]
Johann Strasser – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Who was Johann Strasser Born Johann Georg Strasser, Johann Strasser was a remarkable Austrian technician, clockmaker, and mechanic who created […]
Jacob Schnarrenberger Updated: July 25, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Jacob Schnarrenberger Jacob H. Schnarrenberger of Springfield and Greenfield, Ohio, was a holder of quite a few (at least […]
Wilhelm Küttner – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: April 16, 2024 by History Computer Staff | Leave a Comment Who was Wilhelm Küttner Friedrich Wilhelm Küttner (1841-1920), a German businessman from Burgk bei Potschappel (near Dresden), chose to spend […]
Joseph Bell Alexander – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions Updated: July 26, 2023 by Rebecca Bales | Leave a Comment While many of the greatest inventors of the 19th century are known only for what’s on their patent, the […]
Manipolatore Aritmetico of Niccola Guinigi Updated: July 27, 2023 by Abby | Leave a Comment : Manipolatore Aritmetico of Niccola Guinigi (Created with the expert advice of Mr. Silvio Hénin, Milan, Italy) In the 1850s (or even […]
Who is Ben Horowitz, Silicon Valley’s Billionaire Rainmaker? Updated: August 7, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Early Life Benjamin Abraham Horowitz was born in London, England on June 13, 1966. However, he was raised in […]
Chaim Zelig Slonimski Updated: July 27, 2023 by Heather | Leave a Comment : Chaim Zelig Slonimski The Polish/Russian Jew Chaim Zelig Slonimski (see biography of Chaim Zelig Slonimski) was a Hebrew publisher, […]