FORTRAN in 100 Seconds
Fortran is the world’s first high-level procedural programming language developed at IBM in the 1950’s. It made programming accessible to the average human and is still used today for scientific computing.
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The OG Computer: How to Make Your Own Abacus
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Think that the first computer was created during WW2? The 1800s with Babbage’s mechanical computer? Nope. the Ancient Egyptians had the OG: an abacus.
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Meet the inventor of the electronic spreadsheet | Dan Bricklin
Dan Bricklin changed the world forever when he codeveloped VisiCalc, the first electronic spreadsheet and grandfather of programs you probably use every day like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets. Join the software engineer and computing legend as he explores the tangled web of first jobs, daydreams and homework problems that led to his transformational invention.
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A Brief History of Computer Viruses
For nearly 50 years, computers have been getting infected with worms and viruses, programs designed to spread from machine to machine. In this video, we take a look at how these digital diseases got their start, alongside more unique examples of self-replicating software.
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Colossus – The Greatest Secret in the History of Computing
Chris Shore talks about Colossus, how it came to be, how it worked and how it changed the course of World War II.
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The Weird History of Linux
Why are there so many Linux distros? Take a brief journey through the history of Linux to understand hundreds of different distros exist today
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CTRL-ALT-DEL: The Secret History of the Three Finger Salute
We all know the “three finger salute,” but where did it come from? Did Bill Gates invent Ctrl-Alt-Delete? Was it for MS_DOS? Find out the secret history of Ctrl-Alt-Delete as Dave takes you back to its origins.
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Why Are There 7 Days In a Week? EXPLAINED
Today is Monday and every seven days, a Monday arrives. But why every 7 days? It’s Okay To Be Smart explains why.
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Can Nuclear Propulsion Take Us to Mars?
Real Engineering ponders the future of nuclear powered propulsion systems to get us to Mars a lot faster than the current technology in use in today’s space programs.
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