Who invented computer and how did it get the name computer?

Answer 1

The name 'Macintosh' was coined by Jef Raskin, who is widely considered to be the 'Father of the Mac' by computer historians. It is a variation of the word McIntosh, a variety of apples (the fruit).

Answer 2

John Vincent Atansoff is credited with inventing the computer.

Computer is derived from the word "compute" which literally means to determine by calculation, which is basically what computers do.

Answer 3

compute means to organize or to understand data and the suffix -er means to do something

Answer 4

Quite simply, the company 'Apple' made computers, thus... Apple Computer.

Answer 5

Apple got its name when Steve Jobs spent a summer picking Apples.

Macintosh got its name because Steve Wozniak's (cofounder) favorite Apple was the Macintosh.

Answer 6

Steve Jobs worked in a macintosh apple orchard as a kid. When it came time to come up with a name for his computer that is what he chose.

Answer 7

It reminded the inventor of a mouse