When was the first computer invented? The concept of a digital programmable computer was originated by Charles Babbage an English mechanical engineer and mathematician. Babbage designed the Difference ...

Academics and computer enthusiasts may argue about the details, but to all intents, the Small-Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM) or 'Baby' was the world’s first computer – but how did Manchester end up ...

Seventy years ago was arguably the start of the modern computer age. A machine that took up an entire room at a laboratory in Manchester University ran its first program at 11am on 21 June 1948. The ...

Easily the most sought-after machine of the 1980s home computing boom. The Commodore 64 had better graphics and sound than its competitors, making it the model of choice for gamer kids whose parents ...

The ultra-rare Apple 1 is a piece of computing history, and goes on sale in September APPLE’S first computer has gone up for auction – and could fetch as much as £470,000. The extremely rare Apple 1 ...

The LEO was the first computer used for commercial business applications It was a British tea shop and catering chain that developed the first computer for business use. Since then, the computer has ...

The question of who invented the first computer and when was the computer invented has a complex answer that spans centuries of innovation. Many people assume a single inventor and a specific date, ...

It was a British tea shop and catering chain that developed the first computer for business use. Since then, the computer has rewired office workers' brains, argues Lucy Kellaway. Do you remember the ...

COMPUTERS are an integral part of our everyday life and it's hard to imagine the world without them. But who when was the first one invented? Here's what we know. The concept of a digital programmable ...