Silicon chip designing and manufacturing in the valley began in the 1950s, but it wasn’t until 1971 that “Silicon Valley” was first applied to the area. That name gave the ...

The registers, counters, 8-bit arithmetic logic unit, ring-oscillator clock, and small tube RAM are all assembled from that single building block, an approach Hackaday traces to the Apollo Guidance ...

Tech pro ThioJoe outlines the crucial initial configurations and software installations needed to get a brand-new PC running ...

Jerry “Doc” Halladay was born June 19, 1950 in Ruidoso, NM to parents Blair and Shirley Halladay (Watson). After high school, Jerry entered the U.S. Air Force and was stationed at Vandenberg Air ...

QSE warns that stored satellite data could be decrypted by future quantum computers, as current cryptography may not last ...

2000 already feels like a lifetime ago, so imagine how it must feel for people looking back on the 1950s. The decade was over 70 years ago, and many things have changed since then. Whether it's the ...

The project, called The Tube Computer MK3, was built by Mike, a self-taught electronics tinkerer who recently documented the ...

Most people tear open a condiment packet, squeeze out the last drop and toss the wrapper without a second thought. Eric ...

A self-taught electronics tinkerer called Mike recently shared details of his retro-computing vacuum tube computer project.

A self-taught electronics tinkerer called Mike recently shared details of his retro-computing vacuum tube computer project.

Meir Valman traces the connections among prestate universities, military innovation, global experience, and life sciences that built Israel’s high-tech sector.

The Fifties was the beginning of the modern pop age. Music critic Neil McCormick selects the best of the decade, from Elvis to Ray Charles Neil McCormick has been chief music critic for the Telegraph ...