Who invented digital electronics?

Question

Does anyone know who invented digital electronics or the history of it? or who was the first in applying discrete value codes in electronics?

Answer 1

"In 1937, Claude Shannon produced his master's thesis at MIT that implemented Boolean algebra and binary arithmetic using electronic relays and switches for the first time in history. Entitled A Symbolic Analysis of Relay and Switching Circuits, Shannon's thesis essentially founded practical digital circuit design."

"In November of 1937, George Stibitz, then working at Bell Labs, completed a relay-based computer he dubbed the "Model K" (for "Kitchen", where he had assembled it), which calculated using binary addition. Bell Labs thus authorized a full research program in late 1938 with Stibitz at the helm. Their Complex Number Computer, completed January 8, 1940, was able to calculate complex numbers. In a demonstration to the American Mathematical Society conference at Dartmouth College on September 11, 1940, Stibitz was able to send the Complex Number Calculator remote commands over telephone lines by a teletype. It was the first computing machine ever used remotely over a phone line. Some participants of the conference who witnessed the demonstration were John Von Neumann, John Mauchly, and Norbert Wiener, who wrote about it in his memoirs."

Thank you wikipedia -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_numeral_system

Answer 2

History Of Digital Electronics

Answer 3

In general, I agree with Gary H. As a sort of footnote, in the 1600s Leibnitz (like Newton, considered a founder of calculus) was a big proponent of the binary number system. The binary number system actually goes way back. Shannon's masters thesis was critical in showing the relationship between boolean logic and the design of relay circuits, the modern percursor to digital gates.

Answer 4

Babbage developed what was called the difference engine in 1832. it was constructed from 25000 mechancal parts. it was a computing machine that used decimal numbers instead of binary. due to the high cost and the number of parts being used, it was found that an electrical counter part was better. subsequent developments gave birth to modern electronics and the Integrated circuit concept.

Answer 5

Charles Babage

Answer 6

Good answer from Gary H. Side comment...There are only 10 kinds of people in the world. Those that understand binary and those that do not. ;-)