Tag: harvard-mark-ii

The Origin of Bluetooth: Named After a Viking King

Most people use Bluetooth daily — to connect headphones, speakers, or even cars. But few know...

May 07, 2025
The FBI Once Tried to Ban Encryption… with a Clipper Chip

In 1993, the U.S. government proposed a small hardware chip called the Clipper Chip, meant to be emb...

May 07, 2025
The First Computer Bug Was a Real Insect

 In 1947, computer scientists working on the Harvard Mark II, one of the earliest electromechan...

May 07, 2025
The Italian Village That Lives Inside a Cliff

Rising from a sea of mist in central Italy is Civita di Bagnoregio, a medieval village perched on to...

May 06, 2025

Advertisements