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An Illustrated History of Computers Part 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This site describes the history of computer innovations beginning with early mechanical devices to the electronic devices of the 20th century.
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Modern World History: Responses to the Industrial Revolution

For Students 9th - 10th
This section of the text looks at how workers, owners, and the government responded differently to the negative effects of the Industrial Revolution. The Luddites rebelled against industrialization. Robert Owen, a wealthy socialist,...
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: The Babbage Engine

For Students 9th - 10th
Charles Babbage (1791-1871) was a computer pioneer who designed the first automatic computing engine. Trace the history of the many computers he designed and how they worked. View a video [1:39] of Difference Engine No.2, in operation.
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Mastering the Game: A History of Computer Chess

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibit documenting the important advances in hardware and software that made computer chess a reality.
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Carnegie Mellon University

Carnegie Mellon: Michael Morrison's History of Computer Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
This Carnegie Mellon site features inventions and discoveries in the field of computer animation from the 1950s to the 1990s.
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Ibm Archives: Valuable Resources on Ibm's History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site chronicles the history of International Business Machines including exhibits, documents, and multimedia.
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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Computers Time Line

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A time line of the history of computers beginning in 1642.
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The Digi Barn Computer Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
This site chronicles the innovations in computer technology including computer hardware, computer software and computer advertising.
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The History of Computing Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a the history of computing devices, software, computer companies and biographies.
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Old Computers Rare, Vintage and Obsolete Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site contains a listing of old computer hardware as well as old computer ads.
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National Academy of Engineering

Greatest Achievements: Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
Computers are one of the top 20 engineering innovations of the 20th century. Read the history behind this great invention.
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Computer Hope

Computer Hope: Free Computer Help for Everyone

For Students 9th - 10th
ComputerHope.com offers an archive of free computer-related information, including tutorials, troubleshooting tips, hints and more. Select "Hardware Listing" and "Software Listing" to choose from the extensive directory, or perform a...
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A&E Television

History.com: Inventions & Science

For Students 9th - 10th
Inventions from the telephone to the Model T and the computer have defined human history, and inventors like Leonardo da Vinci, Nikola Tesla, Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney and Alexander Graham Bell have transformed our society.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Ornl: First Generation Electronic Computers (1937 1953)

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains a short article on the first generation electronic computers. Very interesting information about the early computer industry.
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PBS

Pbs Triumph of the Nerds: A History of the Computer

For Students 3rd - 8th
This companion website for acclaimed PBS series "Triumph of the Nerds" explores the history of the computer, tracing the progression of computing technologies from the abacus to the World Wide Web.
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History of the Internet, Internet for Historians

For Students 9th - 10th
This contains a description of earliest developments of the internet as well as recent innovations.
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Computer History Museum

Computer History Museum: Microprocessors

For Students 9th - 10th
The invention of the microprocessor is a very important milestone in the digital age. This site presents a timeline that illustrates the history of the microprocessor from 1971 through 1996.
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East of England Broadband Network

History's Heroes: Alan Turing (1912 1954)

For Students 3rd - 8th
This website explores the lives of heroic ordinary people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story and timeline on Alan Turing, the father of modern computing. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements, and his...
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Ohio State University

Osu: Introduction to Computer Animation

For Students 9th - 10th
An introduction to computer animation, written at an advanced level. Includes an overview of computer animation and discusses its heritage, history, software tools, and more. Lots of embedded links to information on related topics.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Computer Mouse

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers an excellent encyclopedia definition of the computer mouse. Content includes images, history of the mouse, mice in the marketplace, applications of mice in user interfaces, and more.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Computer Simulation of the Sonoran Desert Community

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The computer program's simulation of a Sonoran desert community should ultimately strengthen the student's comprehension of what is required for a natural ecosystem to sustain itself (remain in balance). This computer simulation program...
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Computer Music: Guide to Fm Synthesis

For Students 9th - 10th
Computer Music provides a detailed site of the history, advantages/disadvantages, and uses of FM synthesis. Provides many graphics.
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Indiana University

Indiana Univ: Center for Electronic & Computer Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains general information on the facility and programs offered. Also contains a history of electronic music, suggested listening, information about consoles and recording equipment, help with MIDI, csound and Unix programming, etc. A...
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Chronology of Personal Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a month-by-month outline of the essential happenings that shaped the personal computer industry from 1947 to the present.

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