Who Invented the Computer?

PBS Learning Media
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Keywords
Charles Babbage Analytical Engine Alan Turing general purpose computer Konrad Zuse Z3 World War II Presper Eckert John Mauchly ENIAC women in computing Manchester Baby Eckert Mauchly Computer Corporation Sperry Rand UNIVAC Honeywell John Atanasoff Berry ABC Computer History Museum inventors invention computers patents theoretical computer science Universal Turing Machine automatic computation all-mechanical relay machine computer memory Manchester University prototype royalties John Vincent Atanasoff Judge Larson prior work patentable
Subjects
History-Social Science STEAM
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Who Invented the Computer?

There are more than a dozen legitimate contenders to consider, all designers of unique, remarkable machines. But with facts and timelines clouded by controversy, contradictions, and intrigue, debate has raged in courtrooms and classrooms for decades. 
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PBS Learning Media

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