Few historical warrior classes evoke the same sort of fascination as the samurai in popular culture. Samurai came to prominence in feudal Japan, notably in the Sengoku period, where figures like ...

When you open the Bible, you step into a world that seems to belong to a distant past. Yet many of the places described in its pages are still around today. The Bible, one of the most influential ...

WWII hindered the progress of computer inventors like Atanasoff and Zuse but had the opposite effect on the first British steps toward the creation of electronic computers. During the war, the ...

Products from the 1980s Millennials Won't Recognize If you were able to enjoy the 1980s, you lived through one of the greatest decades. The 1980s were a carefree and enjoyable decade with big hair and ...

Prior to writing for History-Computer, Liam was involved with a number of tech startups, operating as a network administrator and cybersecurity officer. Liam currently resides in South Carolina. When ...

One of my absolute favorite parts of my personal gaming history is when I discovered the world of PC games. I’m talking about MS-DOS titles, well before Windows was a thing. Before the days of in-app ...

David has been writing for History-Computer since 2021, but has worked in digital media for well over a decade. He’s a resident of South Florida, David enjoys retro gaming, cruising, and his home ...

Abby has a B.A. in English, and has written short and long fiction, with a published novel, lyrics and poetry. She's also done interviews and pieces on the folk music industry. Besides writing and ...

Something many people don’t realize is how many historical mysteries continue to baffle historians everywhere. History is written by the victors and, in some cases, not written at all. Thus, we have a ...

A logarithm is the power which a certain number is raised to get another number. Before calculators and various types of complex computers were invented it was difficult for scientists and ...