Three Historical Links

http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/computing-history/
This site covers the history of computing machines beginning with Babbage. Babbage proposed a “Difference Engine that was a special-purpose digital computing machine for the automatic production of mathematical tables.” He later designed an Analytical Engine which was intended to be a mechanical digital computer. The programming language ADA is named after Ada Lovelace, who worked closely with Babbage. After Babbage, The site continues through the history of early computing.

http://inventors.about.com/library/blcoindex.htm?once=true&
This site provides a timeline of some of the major milestones in computer history, focusing mostly on PCs.

http://www.maxmon.com/history.htm
This site is the most thorough and interesting one I found. It takes us on a virtual tour through history beginning in the year 350 Million Years BC and ending in 1997 AD. It covers the “development of numbers… the evolution of electronics and the impact of electronics on computing.” Although no one person can take credit for the computer, the site gives credit where it’s due to the more “notable developments and individuals.”