The Birth of the Modern Computer

History of Computers and Computing, The birth of the modern computer

So, who invented the computer?
(Un)fortunately, there is not a simple answer to this question. The modern computer is such a complex amalgam of logic and engineering, that it would be ludicrous to single out any one person as THE INVENTOR.

In this section I will present some people, who laid the theoretical foundation of the modern computer, and will try to discover when and where was born the modern digital electronic computer:

The Thinkers

The Bases of Digital Computers

First Relays Computers

Birth of the Electronic Computer

The Dream for Personal Computer

Software History

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