Programming Paradigms
This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of two out...
Computing
Home Computers
BASIC’s popularity really took off in the 1970s and 1980s,...
First Bug
In 1945, computers filled entire rooms and produced a lot...
George Boole
An influential mathematician, George Boole (1815–1864) didn’t have much access...
The Slide Rule
This mechanical analogue computer was invented in the 1600s. The...
Analogue Computers
An analogue computer stores and processes data by using physical...
The IBM card
In 1928, American company IBM redesigned the punch card to...
1837: The Analytical Engine
While working on the Difference Engine, Babbage had a better...