Created by Charles Babbage, the Analytical Engine was a general-purpose, completely program-controlled, mechanical digital computer with no human intervention. It was designed to be programmed using ...

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 ...

Lou Frenzel has been a long-time contributor to Electronic Design and he's worked in the electronics industry even longer, giving him a unique perspective on the industry.

Charleston, SC, Sept. 12, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flying saucers provided technology that makes the Internet what is today. This hidden story is revealed in the just-released book, History of ...

The 40-year history of Macintosh computers is a roller coaster of ages golden and dark. Anything that lasts so long in the forefront of technology has to change to stay relevant. This once-plucky ...

In the early days of the semiconductor industry, integrated circuits were designed by one or two engineers with slide-rules, hand-drawn on paper, and then given to a lithographer to print onto silicon ...