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The History of Charles Babbage & The First Digital Computer

Charles Babbage is credited for designing and giving birth to the idea of the first automatic digital computer. During the mid-1830s, Charles developed plans for an Analytical Engine. Although it wasn ...
Reuters

: Key dates in the history of the personal computer

TAIPEI (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which evolved from ...
The New York Times

A California Museum Weighs the Promise and Perils of Tech

Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum long cheered the developments around it. Now, it’s taking a more nuanced approach. Credit...By Loren Elliott For The New York Times ...
The Conversation

From little Acorns – a brief history of computer games in the classroom

Rhys James Jones does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...
The New York Times

William English, Who Helped Build the Computer Mouse, Dies at 91

He was one of the computing pioneers who “showed what a computer interface could — and should — look like,” a colleague said. By Cade Metz William English, the engineer and researcher who helped build ...