Analog & Electrical
1900 - 1944
The early 20th century saw the birth of massive analog computers like the Differential Analyzer and the electromechanical "Rachel" TV scanning systems.
Milestones
1837
The Analytical Engine
Charles Babbage conceptualizes the first programmable computer.
1930
The "Rachel" Scanning System
Electromechanical picture computation for early television.
1937
Shannon's Master's Thesis
Proves Boolean logic can be mapped to electrical circuits.
Legendary Hardware
ANALOG
Differential Analyzer
Vannevar Bush / MIT • 1928
ANALOG
Zuse Z1
Konrad Zuse • 1938