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 ...

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 ...

This year marks an almost forgotten 40th anniversary: the conception of the device that ultimately became the PC. And no, it did not happen in California. But the full story was not that simple. For ...

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 ...

MaximumPC takes a maximum look at the 3.1 decades of x86 CPU architecture, which you’re probably using RIGHT NOW on some machine in your home, assuming you’re not cheap or a weirdo. Not only do they ...