When was the first computer invented? The concept of a digital programmable computer was originated by Charles Babbage an English mechanical engineer and mathematician.

Who invented the computer? For anyone who has made a pilgrimage to the University of Pennsylvania and seen the shrine to the ENIAC, the answer may seem obvious: John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert ...

ENIAC: First computer makes history The ENIAC, or Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, could churn 5,000 addition problems in one second, far faster than any device yet invented.

According to the video below, the inventor of the first digital computer was John V. Atanasoff. This video tells the story of Atanasoff’s work on creating the Atanasoff-Berry computer. Atanasoff ...

If someone up and asked you “who invented the computer,” how would you respond? Bill Gates? Steve Jobs? Al Gore? Or say you’re more historically savvy, might you venture Alan Turing? Perhaps ...

Features The Man Who Invented the Computer by Jane Smiley Smiley casts a spotlight on John Atanasoff, a little-known physics professor at Iowa State who devised the world’s first digital computer.

"IBM didn't invent the personal computer but they don't know that," Cringley titles his blog post. "This sin shall not go unpunished. Among his milestones IBM's VP of Innovation completely forgets ...

When was the first computer invented? The concept of a digital programmable computer was originated by Charles Babbage an English mechanical engineer and mathematician.