# The birth of the computer

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2003
- Speaker: George Dyson
- Year: 2003
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Computer science, Engineering, History
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/george_dyson_the_birth_of_the_computer)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

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.

## Lectures

1. [The birth of the computer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/george_dyson_the_birth_of_the_computer/ea0d90a6ad95), 18 min (TED's player)