Throughout the course of history, there have been many inventions that have changed the ways societies function, propelling them into a new era. Computers and o

Traces physics professor John Vincent Atanasoff's role in the invention of the computer, describing his innovative construction of an unpatented electronic devi

The career of computer visionary Grace Murray Hopper, whose innovative work in programming laid the foundations for the user-friendliness of today's personal co

A brief biography of the woman who pioneered advances in computer technology.

Examines the facts surrounding the 1973 federal trial that dealt with the dispute over which company invented the first "automatic electronic digital computer."