Category Archives: Computer History

Computer Storage Timeline

Posted on March 26, 2018 by

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A Very Short History of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Posted on February 12, 2017 by

1308                                  Catalan poet and theologian Ramon Llull publishes Ars generalis ultima (The Ultimate General Art), further perfecting his method of using paper-based mechanical means to create new knowledge from combinations of concepts.  The nine most fundamental principles of the … Continue reading →

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ENIAC in Action: Making and Remaking the Modern Computer

Posted on May 22, 2016 by

The history of technology, whether of the last five or five hundred years, is often told as a series of pivotal events or the actions of larger-than-life individuals, of endless “revolutions” and “disruptive” innovations that “change everything.” It is history … Continue reading →

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When Lovelace and Babbage Met Padua

Posted on June 23, 2015 by

Accidental entrepreneurs stumble sometimes into what turns out to be a most wonderful venture. Take, for example, computer animator Sydney Padua. One day in 2009 she drew a web comic illustrating the life of Ada Lovelace. It was at the … Continue reading →

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Gordon Moore on 50 Years of “Moore’s Law”

Posted on April 20, 2015 by
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