Inspired by A New History of Modern Computing by Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi. But the selection of key events in the journey from ENIAC to Tesla, from Data Processing to Big Data, is mine. This ...

In 1947, engineers stared at the room‑sized Harvard Mark II computer in frustration as it kept malfunctioning. They finally ...

Now in its third year, the College of Computing is on an upward trajectory. Student enrollment is up appreciably and other key indicators confirm that the upward trend will continue. In this ...

On Saturday evening, I was a very happy attendee of the Computer History Museum’s Fellow Awards, an inspiring annual event which celebrates the contributions of individuals whose work has changed the ...

The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics at Iowa State University, and one of his students, Clifford E. Berry. But the ...

The history of computers goes back over 200 years. At first theorized by mathematicians and entrepreneurs, during the 19th century mechanical calculating machines were designed and built to solve the ...

A New History of Modern Computing by Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi is a must-read for investors, entrepreneurs, executives, and anyone interested in understanding the technology that is embedded in ...

Introduction: People computing (not the Silicon Valley mythology) -- When students taught the computer -- Making a macho computing culture -- Back to BASICS -- The promise of computing utilities and ...

Government-funded academic research on parallel computing, stream processing, real-time shading languages, and programmable ...

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