The Dream Machine - Season 1 Episode 1 Giant Brains
Englishman Charles Babbage conceived the basic idea of a computer about 150 years ago, as a machine that would eliminate error and relieve humans of the tedium of calculation. But it was not until the Second World War that the race to build the first computer began. In 1946, the Americans unveiled the ENIAC - it filled a large room, cost the equivalent of $3 million to build and had less power than a modern pocket calculator.
Interviews:
Paul Ceruzzi (computer historian), Doron Swade (London Science Museum), Konrad Zuse (inventor of the first functional computer and high-level programming language, d.1995), Kay Mauchly Antonelli (human computer in WWII and ENIAC programmer, d.2006), Herman Goldstine (ENIAC developer, d.2004), J. Presper Eckert (co-inventor of ENIAC, d.1995), Maurice Wilkes (inventor of EDSAC), Donald Michie (Codebreaker at Bletchley Park)
Year: 1991
Genre: Documentary
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Studio: BBC Two
Director:
Cast: Andrew Sachs, Lesley Judd
Crew: Richard Adam (Director of Photography), Michael Chin (Director of Photography), Peter Howell (Original Music Composer), Andy Elliott (Director of Photography), Brian Dowley (Director of Photography), Peter Hoving (Director of Photography)
First Air Date: Nov 17, 1991
Last Air date: Dec 15, 1991
Season: 1 Season
Episode: 5 Episode
Runtime: 26 minutes
IMDb: 0.00/10 by 0.00 users
Popularity: 4.103
Language: English
Keyword : computer, computer technology
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