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8 results in articles and videos for “computer history”
- ArticleRebuild
The Moth in the Machine Was Not the First Bug
A moth found in Harvard’s Mark II on September 9, 1947 became computing folklore. The real lesson is what the engineers preserved after the failure.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
The Start Button Made a Complicated Machine Feel Possible
Windows 95 launched on August 24, 1995. Its Start button showed that powerful systems become useful when ordinary people can clearly see where to begin.
- ArticleRebuild
The First Working Microchip Had Five Parts and a Mess of Wires
On September 12, 1958, Jack Kilby tested a five-part germanium circuit at Texas Instruments. The rough prototype helped change modern technology.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
The Broken Laser Pointer That Proved the Market Was There
In September 1995, the first item sold on the site that became eBay was a broken laser pointer. The unlikely sale proved a marketplace could exist.
- ArticleBusiness & Technology
Grace Hopper Built a Bridge Between Words and Machines
Grace Hopper helped move programming from machine instructions toward readable languages. Her compiler work still offers a hard lesson about useful innovation.
- ArticleRebuild
Three Characters Taught the Internet to Smile
On September 19, 1982, Scott Fahlman proposed :-) as a joke marker. The tiny fix solved a human problem that better networks could not solve alone.
- ArticleReflection
Sputnik Was 23 Inches Wide. It Changed the Scale of the Race.
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- ArticleBusiness & Technology
Kodak Invented the Digital Camera. Then It Protected the Past.
Kodak built the first self-contained digital camera in 1975. Its story shows why seeing the future is easier than building a business willing to enter it.
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