In this section will be examined some people who have only a theoretical, but nevertheless rather important, place in the history of computers. The modern computer is far ahead of the initial idea of ...
The history of Microsoft Windows is one of the most important tech stories of the modern age. This operating system has helped spearhead how millions, if not billions, of individuals go online and ...
Coming out of the 1980s, the computer industry was looking to make leaps and bounds into the future. With the internet and email becoming a part of daily life, the need for more powerful personal ...
Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar was a French inventor and entrepreneur renowned for developing, patenting, and manufacturing the Arithmometer. The Arithmometer was the first commercially successful ...
Thomas Harold Flowers is the technical genius who created the world’s second electronic computer (after ABC of Atanasoff) and the world’s first electronic programmable computer — Colossus. Flowers, ...
Thomas Hobbes was an accomplished English philosopher, historian, and scientist. Many consider Hobbes to be one of the preeminent thinkers of the last thousand years. Many of his thoughts, theories, ...
The first units were delivered in November 1977, unseen, and went on sale in the third week of December. Hobbyists, home users, and small companies flocked to the line. Tandy Corporation’s commanding ...
What started as a simple side project for a podcasting platform became a social network superstar. Twitter had humble beginnings as a status update feature of Odeo, but quickly became a standalone ...
Vannevar Bush was an American inventor, electrical engineer, and science administrator. He was the leader of the Office of Scientific Research and Development during World War II. His offices were ...