The project was divided into four subsystems: obstacle detection, mechanical computer, locomotion (tracks), and the drivetrain. The obstacle detection system consists of three (left, center ...

Scientists have created a single unit of quantum information using a superconducting circuit and a vibrating sapphire crystal ...

Wilhelm Schickard builds the first mechanical calculator in 1623 ... Babbage's next idea is the Analytical Engine - a mechanical computer that can solve any mathematical problem.

To fund the creation of Apple's first computer, Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs sold... English engineer Charles Babbage (1791-1871) is recognized as the "father of computing" for inventing the first ...

While the first computers were mechanical and famously ran on vacuum tubes, there were other schools of thought that brought us a different kind of computer that ran on water. The Russian ...