Iconic Babbage drawings to go on display
Plans for Babbage's Victorian computer and a giant calculator are going on display in the Science Museum next week explains Cate Watson
View ArticleThe ingenious inventions of Mr Babbage!
Although Charles Babbage is best known for his calculating engines, plans of which are now on display in the Computing gallery, he was a life long inventor with a passion for improvement.
View ArticleHow did tea and cake help start a computing revolution?
Today (17 November) marks the 63rd anniversary of the LEO 1 (Lyons Electronic Office 1) computer, the first computer to be used in the workplace.
View ArticleThink, Build, Create! New Code Builder Workshops
Audience Engagement Manager Jen Kavanagh explains how the new Code Builder workshop aims to inspire the next generation of programmers The Science Museum’s new Information Age gallery explores...
View ArticleThe Pegasus Computer
Volunteer Chris Burton reflects on helping maintain and run Pegasus, one of the oldest computers in the world.
View ArticleAda Lovelace: A visionary of the computer age
Our Ada Lovelace exhibition opens today (13 October) to celebrate Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths. When Ada...
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