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 …

Apr 26, 2014 · The machine first featured moveable wooden letters carved by hand, but the plucky inventor later developed an alloy from lead, tin and antimony that could be moulded precisely and …

3rd April 2014 By Jackie Snowden How the V-2 rocket worked The V-2, short for Vergeltungswaffe-2 and also known as the A-4, was the world’s first ballistic missile and was created by the Nazi military …

Feb 26, 2015 · The Channel has so often saved Britain in the face of overwhelming odds but just how many times has this little stretch of water saved our bacon? Read on… 1216: Louis VIII of France …

Feb 27, 2015 · I introduced the salute into the Party at our first meeting in Weimar. The SS at once gave it a soldierly style.” One man stands alone with arms crossed as all around him people perform the …

Mar 26, 2014 · Photograph courtesy of the United States Government Printing Office. On this day in 1943, Elsie S Ott (1913-2006) became the first woman in United States history to receive the Air …

May 4, 2014 · It was about the same time that the wheel was first used for transportation on chariots. With a need for greater speed and manoeuvrability, the Egyptians created the spoked wheel around …

Mar 11, 2014 · Gold was first discovered as yellow nuggets, which is its natural state, and was often found in streams. Because of its great malleability and resistance to tarnish, gold quickly became a …