Who invented the computer?

argus boy

Charles Babbage, Born December 26, 1791 died 1871, London; Known to some as the "Father of Computing" for his contributions to the basic design of the computer through his Analytical machine. Nov 18 03, 7:31 AM

harish_256

Most people regard Charles Babbage to be the inventor. Nov 18 03, 7:31 AM

Gnomon

Although Charles Babbage is oftened credited with the invention of the computer, his computer had little to do with the modern electronic machines that we all know. The basic principles of these were laid down by a number of people, including Alan Turing and John von Neumann. Nov 18 03, 7:55 AM

mrmusic32125

In 1937 Dr. John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry designed and built the ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer) Oct 02 06, 11:14 AM

Jerry12

Charles Babbage, Born December 26, 1791 died 1871, London; Known to some as the "Father of Computing" for his contributions to the basic design of the computer through his Analytical machine. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer Jun 19 09, 9:13 AM

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