The Analytical Engine Online: Resources for Lab 1.2

Labs

Atanasoff-Berry Computer: Description of the very first electronic digital (single purpose) computer.
Babbage: by Schaffer: Pt. 3 - Calculating engines and their intelligence.
Brief History of Computer Technology: Brief sketch of the development of digital, electronic computers, part of a larger Web-book on computational science; sponsored by the US Department of Energy.
Charles Babbage (1791-1871): The Babbage difference engine.
Charles Babbage Institute: Dedicated to promoting the study and preservation of the history of information processing.
Chronology of Computer History: Detailed timeline of international computing history. See also, the file museum.htm at this same URL. Sponsored by the Historical Computer Society.
Federal Networking Council: Official government definition of the Internet.
Hamilton College: The cool college where Rick and Stu weave their magic web
Herman Hollerith: Short biographical summary.
Konrad Zuse (1910-1995): The Father of Modern Computers - long article on Zuse and the Z-family of computers.
Machine That Changed The World: Outline of the major topics of presentation in each of the episodes of the video series.
NetLingo: A dictionary of the Internet language.
Brooks/Cole Publishing Company: The most happenin' publishing company around...
Texas Instruments History: History of the early TI calculators.
Tools for Thought: By Howard Rheingold: Ch. 2 - The First Programmer Was a Lady.

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