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The Apple Museum
The Apple Museum provides in depth information on the history of the Apple company and its products. Contributing to this information are articles written in reference to the company and/or its products. Code names, video clips, specs...
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Antikythera
This site contains a description and images of the Antikythera Mechanism as well as an interactive animation of its functioning.
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Jiskha Homework Help: History of Computers
Jiskha.com offers a general overview of the history of computers and includes a variety of links to specific historical topics.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Information Age
This exhibition surveys the history of information technology and its relation to society from the origin of the telegraph to the present. Its emphasis is as much on social as technical change. This support page contains background...
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ornl: First Generation Electronic Computers (1937 1953)
Contains a short article on the first generation electronic computers. Very interesting information about the early computer industry.
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Hewlett Packard Executive Biographies
The executive biography of Bill Hewlett that is part of the Hewlett-Packard Company's web site.
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Restoring the Dec Pdp 1 Computer Exhibit
Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) introduced the PDP-1 in 1959. It represented a radical shift in the philosophy of computer design. This site presents the history of the PDP-1, the people that worked on the PDP-1 project, how the...
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Doug Engelbart's Invisible Revolution
This site chronicles, within the context of technological innovations, the achievements of Doug Engelbart who was involved in much of the information environment which we know today.
Other
The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project
This site includes images of the Antikythera Mechanism, a description of this device and modern-day recreations.
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: Selling the Computer Revolution: Marketing
This site presents a collection of marketing brochures from the computer industry. The collection can be viewed by company, decade, computer application or software category.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Understanding Computing
This lesson provides activities to demonstrate how "A pebble calculator works in a way similar to an abacus," which will allow learners to increase their understanding of how computers work. The lesson also provides discussion prompts...
Columbia University
Columbia University: The Ibm 1401
The IBM 1401 Data Processing System was IBM's first affordable general-purpose computer. It was introduced in 1959 and was IBM's first computer to sell over 10,000 units. This site describes the history of the 1401, the technology that...
Science Museum, London
Science Museum: Ada Lovelace
Some say that Ada Lovelace was the first programmer because she wrote instructions for a computing device designed by Charles Babbage. This site presents a brief history of Ada's life and the important role she played in the history of...
Great Idea Finder
Computing History
This site contains a listing of computing inventions and inventors throughout history with links for more detailed information.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History: Grace Murray Hopper
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography of Grace Murray Hopper (1906-1992 CE), the noted mathematician, computer scientist, and military officer.
Danuta Bois
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Grace Murray Hopper
This site provides a biography of the programming pioneer, Grace Murray Hopper. Discusses her education, teaching career, and distinguished career as a naval officer.
History of Computing Science
History of Computing Science: Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. He built the first mechanical calculator. This lecture presents a short treatment of his life and his accomplishments.
History of Computing Science
History of Computing Science: Harvard Mark I
The Harvard Mark I computer was the first large-scale automatic digital computer in the USA. This lecture provides a brief description of the Harvard Mark I computer.
History of Computing Science
History of Computing Science: Technology Advances
The transistor and the integrated circuit were two inventions that fueled the technology explosion. This lecture presents a brief discussion of these two inventions.
Columbia University
Columbia University: The Ibm 360/91
The IBM 360 was introduced in 1966 with the claim that it was the most powerful computer in the world. This site describes the capabilities of the IBM 360 and its applications, including several historical photographs of the computer in...
Computer History Museum
Computer History Museum: An Overview of the History of the Software Industry
The software industry is a major part of the world economy. This site traces the relatively short history of the software industry, from the 1950s through the 1980s.
Agnes Scott College
Agnes Scott College: Grace Murray Hopper
Short biography includes a picture and references.
Yale University
Yale: The Ada Project: Grace Murray Hopper
A concise biography that includes personal as well as professional information.
Yale University
The Wit and Wisdom of Grace Hopper
Quotes from Grace Hopper, a pioneer in computer programming.