In 1876, an American mathematician and inventor, Charles Babbage, designed a machine called the Analytical Engine. This machine could be programmed to perform any calculation that could be done by hand. However, the machine was never completed.

In 1937, an American engineer, John Atanasoff, and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, designed the first electronic computer. However, this machine was not actually built until 1973.

In 1941, an American mathematician and engineer, Konrad Zuse, designed and built the first programmable computer.

So, the answer to the question, “When did the first computer come out?” is that there have actually been several …