Kathy Kleiman, author of “Proving Ground: The Untold Story of the Six Women Who Programmed the World’s First Modern Computer,” will be at a free Discovery Center community forum at Havre de Grace ...
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 1936, the work of Alan Turing GS ’38 laid the groundwork for the birth of the first modern computer. Today, University researchers led by physics professor Jason Petta are inching towards what ...