Berry. But the history of computing started centuries earlier. For example, in 1493 Leonardo da Vinci drew a sketch of what appears to be a mechanical calculator. And the first calculating machine, ...

But key innovations in technology saw machines take on this role—what were they, and who was behind them? In the short history of computers as we know them, these world-changing machines have shrunk ...

The Swansea University’s History of Computing Collection (HOCC) was founded in Autumn 2007 by Professor John Tucker, in collaboration with Steve Williams of the University Library. HOCC is a part of ...

The history of computing could be told as the story of hardware and software, or the story of the Internet, or the story of "smart" hand-held devices, with subplots involving IBM, Microsoft, Apple, ...

But did you know that the history of computers dates back to the 1800s? Indeed, the history and evolution of computers is quite extraordinary—and with many early computing technology innovations tied ...

Long, long ago, the world was a quiet place.  People still wore Bell bottom trousers, without being stoned to death and ...

Seventy years ago today (Thursday 21 st, June) a landmark development in the history of computing took place at The University of Manchester. At 11am on 21 June, 1948 the Small Scale Experimental ...

This early advantage has allowed me a front-row view of the history of personal computing. When I joined my company, the computing industry had been in play since mainframe computers became ...

It was a major moment in the history of quantum computing. But 30 years later, quantum computers still don’t have nearly enough qubits to make that happen. In fact, it took another decade after ...