Apr 9, 2014 · The first computer The Difference Engine was the first automatic, mechanical calculator designed by British mathematician Charles Babbage, who proposed its construction in 1822 to the …

Oct 13, 2015 · That the world’s first computer programmer was a Victorian woman is remarkable in itself, but that she was the daughter of one of literature’s most well-known poets adds such colour to the …

5th April 2019 By Jonathan Gordon Who Was Ada Lovelace? Both a pioneer of the Computer Age and the daughter of Lord Byron, the world’s first computer programmer was a complex character …

Jun 10, 2014 · The very first world cup was played from 13 July to 30 July 1930 and was hosted by Uruguay. With 13 teams taking part, it seems the luck was with the home team as Uruguay claimed …

Mar 2, 2014 · On this day in 2002, Operation Anaconda began in the United States' invasion of Afghanistan, fought in Afghanistan's Shah-i-kot Valley. The first American battle of the twenty-first …

Jul 29, 2013 · The first lawnmowers were intended for use on country estates and pleasure gardens, where grass was kept trim either by grazing animals or by gangs of labourers (mowers) who used …

Nov 14, 2014 · An interview with David Jardine-Skears from The Tank Museum at Bovington on one of the most technologically advanced tanks of the World War 2, the Tiger. What role did the Tiger 1 …

Sep 21, 2015 · War propaganda is a pretty dirty business at the best of times, but the rumours of the German Corpse Factories (Kadaververwertungsanstalt) are something else. A Punch cartoon from …

Jun 18, 2014 · Through history Europeans have been known for their condemnation of the savagery of cannibalism throughout the world and especially in the Americas. However, at home, Europeans …

Feb 7, 2014 · The Colossus, as we reported yesterday, was the world's first electronic, digital computer, used in the Second World War for deciphering codes between Hitler and his generals and is …