Crash Course
Alan Turing: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to take a step back from programming and discuss the person who formulated many of the theoretical concepts that underlie modern computation - the father of computer science himself: Alan Turing. Now normally we try to...
Crash Course
Early Programming: Crash Course Computer Science
Since Joseph Marie Jacquard’s textile loom in 1801, there has been a demonstrated need to give our machines instructions. In the last few episodes, our instructions were already in our computer’s memory, but we need to talk about how...
Crash Course
Memory & Storage: Crash Course Computer Science
So we’ve talked about computer memory a couple times in this series, but what we haven’t talked about is storage. Data written to storage, like your hard drive, is a little different, because it will still be there even if the power goes...
Crash Course
The First Programming Languages: Crash Course Computer Science
So we ended last episode with programming at the hardware level with things like plugboards and huge panels of switches, but what was really needed was a more versatile way to program computers - software! For much of this series we’ve...
Crash Course
Keyboards & Command Line Interfaces: Crash Course Computer Science
Today, we are going to start our discussion on user experience. We've talked a lot in this series about how computers move data around within the computer, but not so much about our role in the process. So today, we're going to look at...
Crash Course
The Cold War and Consumerism: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to step back from hardware and software, and take a closer look at how the backdrop of the cold war and space race and the rise of consumerism and globalization brought us from huge, expensive codebreaking machines in...
PBS
Why Are There So Few Women in Computer Science?
Today, we think of computer science as a field dominated by men, but the women have a long and important history in the field. In fact women were many of the very first computer programmers, played a hugely important part in the...
Curated Video
History of Computer Science Made Easy
Discover how computer science began—from early calculators and codes to the powerful computers we use today. Meet key thinkers like Ada Lovelace and Alan Turing, and learn how programming, algorithms, and problem-solving led to the...
Curated Video
History of Computer Science for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the history of computer technology, from the abacus of the ancient world to smartphones of the modern age.
Crash Course
The Internet and Computing: Crash Course History of Science
We’ve talked a lot about advances in biotech. But none of those could have happened without advances in computing. It’s time to get back to data and explore the unlikely birth, strange life, and potential futures of the Internet. In this...
SciShow
5 Computer Scientists Who Changed Programming Forever
It's taken the work of many programmers to turn computers into something we carry in our pockets, and here are five (technically 10!) that we think you should be aware of.
SciShow
5 Computer Scientists Who Changed Programming Forever
It's taken the work of many programmers to turn computers into something we carry in our pockets, and here are five (technically 10!) that we think you should be aware of.
Curated Video
Why Are There So Few Women in Computer Science?
Viewers like you help make PBS (Thank you 😃) . Support your local PBS Member Station here: https://to.pbs.org/DonateORIG Subscribe to Origin of Everything! http://bit.ly/originsub Today, we think of computer science as a field dominated...
Gresham College
Alan Turing: The Founder of Computer Science - Professor Jonathan Bowen
Professor Jonathan Bowen reflects on the brilliant work and tragic life of Alan Turing, the founder of computer science. This is a part of the 2013 Gresham College / British Society of the History of Mathematics conference. The...
Crash Course
The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science
Computers and computing have changed a lot over the History of Science but ESPECIALLY over the last 100 years. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, we have a look at that history around World War Two and how that conflict...
Curated Video
Create a computer vision system using decision tree algorithms to solve a real-world problem : A Brief History of Autonomous Vehicles
From the section: Introduction to Self-Driving Cars. In this section, we’ll cover a brief history and an overall outcome that you can expect by the end of this course. Introduction to Self-Driving Cars: A Brief History of Autonomous...
Curated Video
High Performance Scientific Computing with C 1.2: Introduction – Why Use Computers for Math?
Why is the history of computation so tied with mathematics? How are computers used today to solve mathematical problems? • Understand the need for computers to solve mathematical problems • Understand the problems for which computers are...
Zach Star
The History of Mathematics and Its Applications
The History of Mathematics and Its Applications
Curated Video
Create a computer vision system using decision tree algorithms to solve a real-world problem : Course Overview and Learning Outcomes
From the section: Introduction to Self-Driving Cars. In this section, we’ll cover a brief history and an overall outcome that you can expect by the end of this course. Introduction to Self-Driving Cars: Course Overview and Learning Outcomes
The Telegraph
The evolution of the internet | Tech Histories
We look at how the internet has evolved over time – from humble beginnings in 1972 when Cambridge computer scientist Ray Tomlinson introduced email, to the launch of the first iPhone in 2007 delivering the "internet in your pocket".
Packt
List computer networking media : What is half duplex and full duplex?
From the section: Cabling and Packet Flows (ICND1). This Section is about Cabling and Packet Flows. This includes lectures on Ethernet history, 10base2, MAC addresses, MAC Addresses, CSMA/CD and lot more. Cabling and Packet Flows...
SciShow
The Grandfather of the Computer was the Loom
New ReviewIn the early 19th century, a French weaver named Joseph-Marie Jacquard was searching for a better way to make fabric. And in so doing, he managed to invent a loom that inspired the first proper computer. Hosted by: Savannah Geary...
TED Talks
George Dyson: The birth of the computer
Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 17th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.
SciShow
How the Web Became a Thing | The History of the Internet, Part 2
In part 2 of our History of the Internet series, Hank explains how public access became declared a human right!