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Modern Marvels - The Creation of the Computer (History Channel)

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780767084932
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0767084934
Label: A&E Home Video
Manufacturer: A&E Home Video
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: A&E Home Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 27, 2005
Running Time: 50 minutes
Sales Rank: 16450
Studio: A&E Home Video
Theatrical Release Date: 2005



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The machines at the center of the information age have revolutionized our lives and digitalized our world, making previously unthinkable tasks automatic and linking people from around the planet. MODERN MARVELS® presents a fascinating exploration into the history of the computer. See Charles Babbage's Victorian 'counting machine,' a mechanical computer that produced perfect results for any mathematical problem of six figures or less, and discover how IBM was launched through a punch-card counting machine built to accelerate the 1890 census. Trace the technological advancements that led to the first modern computers and witness the rapid progress that allowed them to shrink from room-sized monsters to the desktop units that revolutionized life in the '90s. THE CREATION OF THE COMPUTER journeys into the fast-paced world of technology and innovation to expose the phenomenal history of the most influential invention of modern times. DVD Features: Interactive Menus; Scene Selection



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Good Overview of an Important Topic!
"The Creation of the Computer" takes viewers from pre-computer days (hand-calculated tables of tides, ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Reaaly fun.
It is a really fun video with great information. It gives a lot of insight into why the computer works ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Get the Computers version instead
This is 95% identical to The History Channel "Computers" but I like the other one better than this because ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Interesting but DATED
This video was somewhat interesting. However, be warned that it is actually from 1995, not from 2005. It is ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - A great overview of a fascinating topic
Great overall review of computer history. Covers eary concept in Charles Dickens era London. Then Early special ... Read More

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