Who was the inventor of the personal computer?

Correct answer: John Blankenbaker. John Blankenbaker built the Kenbak-1 in 1971, which is often called the first personal computer.

Background: Only about 40 Kenbak-1 machines were sold.

• Bill Gates: Bill Gates co-founded Microsoft.
• Alan Turing: Alan Turing developed the theory of computing.
• Steve Jobs: Steve Jobs co-founded Apple.

Did you know? The Apple I and IBM PC came later.

Memory trick: First PC = Kenbak-1.