The history of computers began with primitive designs in the early 19th century and went on to change the world during the ...

Scores of Apple veterans, including original co-founder Ron Wayne, attended the launch event for David Pogue’s new book, ...

Following last week’s fantastic Apple@50 panel, the Computer History Museum has announced “TechFest: Happy Birthday, Apple,” to be held on March 28.

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 ...

C. 2500 BCE: Sumerian abacus -- c. 700 BC: Scytale -- c. 150: Antikythera mechanism -- c. 60: Programmable robot -- c. 850: "On Deciphering Cryptographic Messages ...

With Apple’s 50th anniversary fast approaching, the Computer History Museum is planning a series of programs and a temporary exhibit to celebrate the company’s history. Here are the details. The ...

Set in the heart of Silicon Valley, the Computer History Museum long cheered the developments around it. Now, it’s taking a more nuanced approach. Credit...By Loren Elliott For The New York Times ...

Forty years ago this week, the iconic IBM PC made its debut, cementing the personal computer as a mainstream product category to be reckoned with. Within a few years, America — and the world — went ...

From the abacus to the IBM personal computer, calculating devices have come a long way. Let’s take a look through the history of these machines and the remarkable progress that came with the 20th ...

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 ...