This book covers modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the dot-com crash. The author concentrates on five key moments of transition: the transformation ...

During WWII, a top-secret project to build the first programmable digital computer was underway at the University of Pennsylvania. The U.S. Army was looking for a faster way to run complicated ...

In the heart of Manchester, UK, a groundbreaking event took place in 1948: the first modern computer, known as the Manchester Baby, ran its very first program. The Baby’s ability to execute stored ...

In the annals of computer history, few names are as venerated as IBM. The company, eventually known as International Business Machines, remained on the bleeding edge of computer technology for decades ...

Computer History Museum Releases Original AlexNet Code: Why It Matters Your email has been sent What is AlexNet, and why does it matter? The legacy of AlexNet in AI evolution Why open-sourcing AlexNet ...

3D illustration of Interconnected neurons with electrical pulses. The source code for AlexNet, a key network in the development of the artificial neural nets that enabled modern AI, is now open source ...