On this day in 1903 American physicist and computer pioneer John Vincent Atanasoff was born. Atanasoff was born in Hamilton, New York and received his bachelor of science …
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On this day in 1996 Kevin Mitnick was indicted on charges that resulted from 2 ½ years of computer hacking. Mitnick, who was known as “The Condor” and …
On this day in 1983 the Osborne Computer Corporation (OCC) officially declared bankruptcy. The OCC was founded by Adam Osborne in 1980 and was responsible for creating the …
On this day in 1997 the U.S. Navy warship USS Hopper was commissioned in San Francisco. It was named after accomplished American computer scientist Rear Admiral “Amazing” Grace …
On this day in 1907 American physicist John Mauchly was born. John Mauchly is most known for designing the ENIAC, the first general purpose electronic digital computer, alongside …