The history of computers began with primitive designs in the early 19th century and went on to change the world during the 20th century.

“For computers to become widespread, people first had to imagine what they were, what they could do and why they mattered,” said McCray, who currently serves as the Kluge Chair in Technology and ...

TAIPEI (Reuters) - This year will likely be the first year that laptop PC sales will outstrip those of desktop PCs. Here are some landmark dates in the history of personal computers which evolved from ...

Modern laptop designs are a far cry from their predecessors, but only because it’s been a long, iterative process with many major milestones along the way. The first laptop, the first thin-and-light ...

C. 2500 BCE: Sumerian abacus -- c. 700 BC: Scytale -- c. 150: Antikythera mechanism -- c. 60: Programmable robot -- c. 850: "On Deciphering Cryptographic Messages ...

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 ...