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Complex Number Calculator is completed
The CNC was created by George Stibitz in 1940. It was one of the first examples of remote access computing. This resulted in a change in how computers were made and how they work. -
The First Bombe
The Bombe was used to decrypt Nazi ENIGMA messages during World War 2. It was built by Alan Turing and Harold Keen. Without the Bombe the war would have lasted much longer. -
The Z3
Invented by Konrad Zuse, the Z3 was used to calculate aerodynamics in aircraft designs. It was destroyed in a bombing raid in Berlin. Konrad supervised a reconstruction later in the 1960s. -
First Colossus
Designed by Tommy Flowers, the first Colossus was used at Bletchley Park. Similar to the Bombe it was used to break Nazi codes. However, the Colossus was used to break Lorenz ciphers which was a different type of code. -
Harvard Mark 1
Designed and built by IBM and conceived by Howard Aiken, the Mark 1 produced mathematical tables. It could automatically compute long computations and used a 24-channel punched paper tape. -
The Microwave Oven
The microwave oven was invented by Percy LeBaron Spence. Spence was testing a military grade magnetron when he realized that the snack he had in his pocket melted. He patented the microwave in 1945, as most know its use was to heat up food quickly. -
Unveiling of The ENIAC
The ENIAC was developed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert, its development started in 1943. The ENIAC was the fastest computer of its time being 1,000 times faster than any computer before it. It showed that high-speed digital computing was in fact a possible accomplishment. -
CSIRAC
The CSIRAC was the first digital computer to play digital music. It was also used for weather forecasts and calculating mortgages. It was developed by Trevor Pearcey and is the oldest surviving first-generation electronic computer.
