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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: History of Computing Hardware

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of the history of computing hardware.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Antikythera Mechanism

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of Antikythera mechanism.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Personal Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of personal computers.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Howard Aiken

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of Howard Aiken.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Grace Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of Grace Hopper.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Atanasoff

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of John Atanasoff.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Konrad Zuse

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of Konrad Zuse.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Von Neumann

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of John von Neumann
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Mauchly

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of John Mauchly.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Walter Houser Brattain

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of Walter Houser Brattain.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: John Bardeen

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of John Bardeen.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: William Bradford Shockley

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a Wikipedia description of William Bradford Shockley.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: J. Presper Eckert

For Students 9th - 10th
Found here is a biography on the co-constructor of the first digital computer.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Timeline of Computing

For Students 9th - 10th
This article from the encyclopedia Wikipedia presents a detailed timeline of events in the history of computing from 500 BC to the beginning of the 21st century. Links are also provided for additional information on related subjects.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: History of Computing

For Students 9th - 10th
This narrative from the Wikipedia encyclopedia presents the major developments in the history of computing. It discusses the earliest devices used to perform calculations, the era of modern computing that began during World War II,...
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PBS

Pbs: People and Discoveries: Grace Murray Hopper

For Students 9th - 10th
Biography on Grace Murray Hopper gives information on her life in the Navy and accomplishments in programming.
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Website
Other

The Antikythera Mechanism Learn About the Oldest Analog Computer

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a history of and a variety of links for the Antikythera Mechanism.
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Other

Chronology of Personal Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a month-by-month outline of the essential happenings that shaped the personal computer industry from 1947 to the present.
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Other

Rtd; Konrad Zuse (1910 1995)

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical information about the engineer Konrad Zuse is provided at this site. Tells of his accomplishments and contribution to computer history.
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Handout
Other

A Brief History of Computers and Networks

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides historical information on computers and networks, from the beginning of mechanical calculators in the 1640's to modern times.
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Website
Other

Mark Chris Soft: The History of Computing

For Students 9th - 10th
This time line shows the development of computing from Schlckard's 1623 Calculating Clock to the launch of Microsoft Windows 95.
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Website
Other

American Computer Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site presents a pictorial timeline of technology developments.
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Website
Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Early Apple Business Documents

For Students 9th - 10th
Apple, Inc. has played a major role in the personal computer and digital device market. This site presents some of the early documents in the company's history such as the Preliminary Confidential Offering Memorandum and the Preliminary...
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Article
History of Computing Science

History of Computing Science: Edvac

For Students 9th - 10th
EDVAC (Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer) was an early computer that was one of the first to use the binary number system to represent information. This lecture is a brief presentation of the EDVAC.