Who invented the first digital computer?

December 30, 2007

According to the video below, the inventor of the first digital computer was John V. Atanasoff. This video tells the story of Atanasoff’s work on creating the Atanasoff-Berry computer. Atanasoff wanted a shortcut to the long calculations needed for theoretical physics. He worked on ideas for a faster calculation system during 1935 and 1937. His idea was to create a chain of mechanical calculators. The idea failed, so in 1937, Atanasoff decided to build a new machine using a binary system, choosing digital over analog.

Posted by Rob Spiegel on December 30, 2007 | Comments (3)

June 9, 2008

In response to: Who invented the first digital computer?
dinhhungonline commented:

who can?

May 11, 2008

In response to: Who invented the first digital computer?
John Babu commented:

Valuable historical information to preserve

April 10, 2008

In response to: Who invented the first digital computer?
dinhhungonline commented:

I dont know what is analog computer? Who can interpret it?

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