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

Differential Analyzer
ANALOG
Differential Analyzer
Vannevar Bush / MIT1928
Zuse Z1
ANALOG
Zuse Z1
Konrad Zuse1938

Interface Evolution