Crash Course
The Computer and Turing: Crash Course History of Science
Computers and computing have changed a lot over the History of Science but ESPECIALLY over the last 100 years. In this episode of Crash Course History of Science, we have a look at that history around World War Two and how that conflict...
Be Smart
The History of Money (From Barter To Bitcoin)
Money. We all use it. But is it real? I mean, you can touch a coin or bill, but who decided that’s worth anything? And what about all those 1’s and 0’s getting swapped and traded by computers thousands of times per second? How are those...
Crash Course
The History of Electrical Engineering: Crash Course Engineering #4
Next stop on our tour of engineering’s major fields: electrical engineering. In this episode we’ll explore the history of telecommunications, electric power and lighting, and computers. We’ll introduce topics like magnetism, electrical...
Curated Video
History of Computer Science for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about the history of computer technology, from the abacus of the ancient world to smartphones of the modern age.
SciShow
How the Web Became a Thing | The History of the Internet, Part 2
In part 2 of our History of the Internet series, Hank explains how public access became declared a human right!
Zach Star
The History of Mathematics and Its Applications
The History of Mathematics and Its Applications
Crash Course
The Internet and Computing: Crash Course History of Science
We’ve talked a lot about advances in biotech. But none of those could have happened without advances in computing. It’s time to get back to data and explore the unlikely birth, strange life, and potential futures of the Internet. In this...
Crash Course
The Dawn of Video Games: Crash Course Games
Over the next few episodes we're going to talk about the history of video games. Today, we're going to start with the first re-programmable computers in the 1940's. Now, these computers were serious tools. They were for codebreaking and...
SciShow
The Data Explosion | The History of the Internet, Part 3
Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.
SciShow
The Data Explosion | The History of the Internet, Part 3
Nearly twenty years after the dot-com bubble burst, the internet is an essential piece of the modern world, with the public side mostly commanded by a few powerful companies.
World Science Festival
Walter Isaacson: The History Of The Future
The history of computers is a history of competition and collaboration: Innovators have worked together, but also clashed over the place of computers in society and how they should function. Those clashes—between privacy and openness,...
Bedtime History
The History of Minecraft
Markus Persson learned how to program his father’s computer by the age of seven and then created his first computer game by the age of eight. As an adult, Persson designed his own game, called Minecraft, which allowed players to use...
The Daily Conversation
The History of Weather Modification
New ReviewFrom "Cloud Seeding" to hurricane dissipation, this is the history of human weather modification.
SciShow
The Grandfather of the Computer was the Loom
New ReviewIn the early 19th century, a French weaver named Joseph-Marie Jacquard was searching for a better way to make fabric. And in so doing, he managed to invent a loom that inspired the first proper computer. Hosted by: Savannah Geary...
Crash Course
Alan Turing: Crash Course Computer Science
Today we’re going to take a step back from programming and discuss the person who formulated many of the theoretical concepts that underlie modern computation - the father of computer science himself: Alan Turing. Now normally we try to...
SciShow
How the Internet Was Invented | The History of the Internet, Part 1
The Internet is older than you might think!
SciShow
How the Internet Was Invented | The History of the Internet, Part 1
The Internet is older than you might think!
Curated Video
Exploring the World of Animation
Animation is an optical illusion that happens when a series of still images pass rapidly, creating the illusion of motion. Learn about the history of the art and how it has evolved from hand-drawn animation to stop motion and computer...
One Minute History
175 - The History of AI - One Minute History
In a world driven by innovation, a silent revolution is underway—the birth of Artificial Intelligence. Beginning in the 1950s, visionaries like Alan Turing dared to dream of creating machines that could think like humans. John McCarthy...
Curated Video
History of Steve Jobs for Kids | Bedtime History
Learn about Steve Jobs and his journey to the creation of Apple computers and modern devices such as the iPad and iPhone.
Gresham College
Alan Turing: The Founder of Computer Science - Professor Jonathan Bowen
Professor Jonathan Bowen reflects on the brilliant work and tragic life of Alan Turing, the founder of computer science. This is a part of the 2013 Gresham College / British Society of the History of Mathematics conference. The...
World Science Festival
Walter Isaacson and John Hockenberry Settle Their Pong Rivalry At 'The History Of The Future'
They might not have played this video game since the 1980s, but "The Innovators" author Walter Isaacson and journalist John Hockenberry got a chance to prove their Pong skills at the recent World Science Festival event Science and Story:...
TED Talks
George Dyson: The birth of the computer
Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 17th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.
SciShow
A Brief History of Robotics
Why don’t we have robots taking care of our every need by now? A little history of the field of robotics might help you understand how hard it is to get machines to perform tasks, and how far we’ve come in just a few decades.