Early+Mechanical+Computers

Early meachanical Computers

Computers have been around longer than most people realize. We have become used to the idea of a digital world.In reality computers have a much humble background. They were mechanical. 

This is the Abacus, what many experts consider to be the first computer.Believe it or not the Abacus is still in use today. Most people think it was invented in China but the oldest was dated 300b.c and was used by Babylonians.

Many other mechanical computers kept appearing during the ages. Each being more advanced than the others.



Napier Bones were invented in 1617 by a Scotsman named John Napier who also invented logarithms.



The slide ruler invented in 1632 in England.



In 1642 Blaise Pascal, at age 19, invented the Pascaline as an aid for his father who was a tax collector.

First Generation Computers