Home The World of Computing Tim Berners-Lee World Wide Web Wizard Berners-Lee was born on June 8, 1955, in London, England. His parents ere mathematicians and worked on the first commercial computer at the University of Manchester. As a child,...
Home World of Computing Scientists in Japan have taught a robot how to ‘think’ like a human using a Frankenstein-like technique! Researchers at the University of Tokyo created a number of experiments for their tiny robot which ‘taught’ it how...
Home World of Music World of Computing Beethoven, one of the world’s most-loved composers, is famous for his nine symphonies. Before he died, he began a new symphony, but never finished it. Computer scientists and musicians have now used artificial intelligence to...
Home World of Computing The Met Office is working with Microsoft to build a weather forecasting supercomputer in the UK. They say it will provide more accurate weather forecasting and a better understanding of climate change. The UK government said in February 2020 it...
Home World of Computing China’s government has made new rules limiting online gaming for children to three hours a week. The government says the move is meant to protect the health of children. It’s just one of many recent steps China has taken to limit the effects of...