The machines at the center of the information age, computers have revolutionized our lives and linked together people around the planet. See Charles Babbage's Victorian "counting machine" that produced perfect results for any mathematical problem of six figures or less. Discover how IBM was launched with a punch-card counting machine built to speed the 1890 census. And trace the technological advancements that led to the first modern computers.

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.