English mathematician and computing pioneer Alan Mathison Turing published the computer theory, On Computable Numbers, with an application to the Entscheidungsproblem in 1937. Continue reading
Category: Computers
Guide to Email Etiquette
Guide to E-mail Etiquette was written by Bernie Greenberg of Symbolics Incorporated, located in Woburn, MA, USA on April 11, 1984. Continue reading
Worldwide Computer Ownership in 1990
Worldwide personal computer ownership exceeded 100,000,000 in 1990 or 93% of total computer usage. Continue reading
Introduction of the Dot Matrix Printer
Seiko introduced the dot-matrix printer during the 1964 Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. Continue reading
Internet Host Providers Exceed 1,000
Internet host providers exceeds 1,000 in 1984. Continue reading
Osborne 1 was First Portable Personal Business Computer
Osborne Computer Corporation, founded by British Entrepreneur Adam Osborne developed the Osborne 1, Continue reading
1968 Volkswagen Used the First Computer Chip
The Volkswagen 1600, built by Volkswagen AG of Wolfsburg. Continue reading
Blaise Pascal
Blaise Pascal (/pæˈskæl, pɑːˈskɑːl/; French: [blɛz paskal]; 19 June 1623 – 19 August 1662) was a French mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer and Catholic theologian. Continue reading
Pascaline was the First Practical Adding Machine
The first practical adding machine, the Pascaline was invented by Blaise Pascal, a French philosopher, mathematician, and scientist in 1642. Continue reading
Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin
Dorothy Mary Crowfoot Hodgkin OM FRS Hon
FRSC (12 May 1910 – 29 July 1994) was a British chemist who developed protein crystallography, for which she won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1964.
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