The Computer History Museum blog has a lengthy article by
entitled “The Neverending Quest for ‘Firsts'” in which he discusses what it really means to be the “first” computer.“What ‘first’ means depends on precise definitions of fuzzy concepts.”
– Computer History Museum Board Chair Len Shustek
It’s a great article that also delves into history’s habit of failing to credit lesser-known inventors, and also the notion of prior-art and patents.
Link: computerhistory.org
Author: Hansen Hsu