who ivented the computer?

Question

Bill gates is famous for microsoft so who invented the thing that enabled us to use microsoft?

Answer 1

It kind of depends on what exactly you mean by 'computer'.

If you mean the thing you're probably using right now, well, that was developed by hundreds (if not thousands) of people in many different contexts, companies, and nations. Each computer chip is designed by teams of engineers, the process for making the chips was developed by physicists, and other people still worked on the manufacturing methods and the like to produce what you have in front of you. There are so many fine points put on it by so many different people that it would almost be an affront to name one, or even a few.

If you're willing to accept a broader definition of computer... say, as something which can be programmed, then probably the person who deserves the most credit would be Charles Babbage (he called it an 'analytical engine', though). His idea for a computer was mechanical instead of electronic, but he came up with it in 1837, so he can hardly be faulted for that. He wasn't actually the first person to build such a device... a textile manufacturer actually got the jump on him by three decades, though it was only so his looms could make a bunch of designs printed on cards... not quite as general as most computers today.

If, by computer, you mean just about any device that can automatically perform calculations, then we will never know who invented the first one. The oldest known such device is called the "Antikythera Mechanism" and is thought to have been built in 80 BC (link 1). Several modern working models of it have been built, and it can accurately predict the motion and location of the planets.

Of course, tools that aid human calculation are older than the hills, and includes almost a ridiculous amount of things. The abacus may have been invented as early as 1000 BC, and chalk can be just as handy and it's just lying around for anyone to find.

So it all depends on your point of view. Hope that helps!

Answer 2

somebody smart

Konrad Zuse finishes the Z3 computer. Completed in 1940, the Z3 was an early computer built by German engineer Konrad Zuse. Using 2,300 relays, the Z3 used floating point binary arithmetic and had a 22-bit word length. The original Z3 was destroyed in a bombing raid of Berlin in 1944, though Zuse supervised a reconstruction of the Z3 in the 1960s which is currently on display at the Deutsches Museum in Berlin.

Answer 3

The Atanasoff-Berry Computer was the world's first electronic digital computer. It was built by John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford Berry at Iowa State University during 1937-42. It incorporated several major innovations in computing including the use of binary arithmetic, regenerative memory, parallel processing, and separation of memory and computing functions.
On October 19, 1973, US Federal Judge Earl R. Larson signed his decision following a lengthy court trial which declared the ENIAC patent of Mauchly and Eckert invalid and named Atanasoff the inventor of the electronic digital computer -- the Atanasoff-Berry Computer or the ABC.

Clark Mollenhoff in his book, Atanasoff, Forgotten Father of the Computer, details the design and construction of the Atanasoff-Berry Computer with emphasis on the relationships of the individuals. Alice and Arthur Burks in their book, The First Electronic Computer: The Atanasoff Story, describe the design and construction of the ABC and provide a more technical perspective. Numerous articles provide additional information. In recognition of his achievement, Atanasoff was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President George Bush at the White house on November 13, 1990his achievement, Atanasoff was awarded the National Medal of Technology by President George Bush at the White house on November 13, 1990

Answer 4

Alan Turing. England 1936.

Answer 5

John von Neumann, John Mauchly, and Presper Eckert. invented the computer, as we know it today. Many. people had part in makeing it

Answer 6

THERE WAS FOUND A GEARED WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH INTERLOCKING WATCH-LIKE COMPONENTS THAT COULD PERHAPS CALCULATE WINDAGE ERROR,HELP PLOT COURSES,AND HELP IN ASTRAL NAVIGATION THAT WAS IN THE WRECKAGE OF AN ANCIENT SHIP OFF OF ONE OF THE GREEK ISLANDS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN LONG BEFORE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST!!A REAL COMPLEX COMPUTER INDEED OF FINELY CUT BRONZE COGS AND GEARS LOCKED IN A MATRIX OF CORL INCRUSTATION!!

Answer 7

smart people did not like me haha

Answer 8

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm

Answer 9

Must have been Al Gore's great grandfather!!!!!! LOLOLOL