Britain's hush hush Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) intelligence and security organization has released new images never before made public of Colossus, the world's first digital ...

The computer ENIAC with two operators. ENIAC is the world's first electronic computer. As a stand-alone device, it didn't support networking, although it facilitated a network of humans who used it ...

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On Thursday, UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) announced the release of previously unseen images and documents related to Colossus, one of the first digital computers. The release ...

There are two epochs in computer history: before ENIAC and after ENIAC. While there are controversies about who invented what, there’s universal agreement that the Electronic Numerical Integrator and ...

Computers have a long and complex history, and they've been around far longer than the internet. In the past, computers were used to perform mathematical and logical tasks that were difficult for ...

A “cheap as chips” open-source Analog Computer can run circles around a Raspberry Pi in solving differential equations and for simulating natural phenomena. To keep costs down, the Anabrid team ...

This article was written, edited and designed on laptop computers. Such foldable, transportable devices would have astounded computer scientists just a few decades ago, and seemed like sheer magic ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL) at ...

The University of Pennsylvania rolls out the first all-electronic general-purpose digital computer, called ENIAC (one shown). The Colossus electronic computers had been used by British code-breakers ...

Mohammed Hassan receives funding from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research. If you’ve ever wished you had a faster phone, computer or internet ...

When you imagine new technology being developed by the armed forces, more advanced weapon systems, enhanced munitions, and more potent vehicles of war might come to mind. But there have been many ...