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unusual facts about computer pioneer



King George III Museum

It counted among its collections the unfinished prototype of the Difference Engine No. 1, designed by Charles Babbage, considered a "father of the computer".


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Bill Godbout

Bill Godbout was an early computer pioneer and entrepreneur known for manufacturing and selling computer equipment, parts and Electronic kits in Silicon Valley, before the time of the Apple II.

Cuming Museum

On this site, Charles Babbage, the Victorian mechanical computer pioneer, was born in 1791, although the original house has been demolished.

Happy Hacking Keyboard

The Happy Hacking Keyboard is a small computer keyboard produced by PFU Limited of Japan, co-developed with Japanese computer pioneer Eiiti Wada.

Herbert Mohr-Mayer

Another famed family member is his brother the computer pioneer Manfred Mohr.

Thatcher, Arizona

Don Lancaster, early print on demand and personal computer pioneer, involved in the keyboard design of the Apple I computer.

U.S.–Soviet Space Bridge

The first Space Bridge was an arrangement between the Unison Corporation and Gosteleradio of the USSR for the US Festival, sponsored by computer pioneer Steve Wozniak.