2006-12-24 18:49:55 · 6 answers · asked by Tushar R 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Charles Babbage, an English mathematician, is considered to be the great-grandfather of the computer. Over 150 years ago, in 1840 to be exact, he invented a sophisticated calculating machine, and called it the "Analytical Engine." As with many inventions, his creation was far in advance of its time.
2006-12-24 18:53:45 · answer #1 · answered by Danerd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ENIAC, short for Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer, was the first large-scale, electronic, digital computer capable of being reprogrammed to solve a full range of computing problems.
ENIAC was conceived and designed by John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert of the University of Pennsylvania. The patent for the ENIAC, granted in 1964, was voided by the 1973 decision of the landmark federal court case Honeywell v. Sperry Rand, putting the invention of the electronic digital computer in the public domain.
2006-12-24 18:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ Jenn ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bill Gates
2006-12-24 18:51:26 · answer #3 · answered by Still Crazy... 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are a bunch but the guy from apple holds the patents for most of the hardware technology.
2006-12-24 18:53:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first one was invented by CHARLES BABBAGE
2006-12-24 18:53:41 · answer #5 · answered by Prateek G 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bill gates
2006-12-24 18:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by lisa_bug70 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋