Building the Modern Computer: Babbage’s Analytical Engine

Computing is Born: The Sumerian Abacus

Computers trace their roots back 4,000 years to the Sumerian…

When Fax was the Future: A Brief History of the Fax Machine

Speaking Computer: The Binary Words of Technology

Calculating the Moon: The Slide Rule

In the 1960s, one tool was used more than any other. It wasn’t…

The Hoax that Inspired AI: The Mechanical Turk

Artificial Intelligence. It has changed our world, but…

Breaking Encryption: On Deciphering Cryptographic Messages

Mechanizing Repetition: The Jacquard Loom

The Jacquard Loom, an antiquated device that has shaped…

Repairing Security: The Cipher Disk

After encryption was broken, one device put it all back together.

On the Road to the Internet: The Optical Telegraph