The first modern electronic digital computer was called the Atanasoff–Berry computer, or ABC. It was built by physics Professor John Vincent Atanasoff and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, in 1942 ...

A good way to start a virtual fistfight among technology historians is to ask them to name the first digital electronic computer. Many would undoubtedly mention the University of Pennsylvania’s ENIAC, ...

As the world suffers in the midst of a microprocessor chip shortage (if it hasn’t affected you yet, it will soon with higher car prices, long wait times for smartphones, and fewer laptops and PCs ...

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"The Man Who Invented the Computer: The Biography of John Atanasoff, Digital Pioneer" by Jane Smiley; Doubleday (256 pages, $25.95) Neither Steve Jobs nor Bill Gates invented the computer, despite the ...

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On my daily trek on campus, I am reminded of the University of Florida's athletic achievements by statues of UF's Heisman Trophy winners. Indeed, in his inaugural speech, UF President Kent Fuchs ...

Ask most people who invented the light bulb, the airplane, or telephone and you will get an immediate answer: Edison, the Wright brothers, Bell. Ask them who invented the computer and you will get a ...