The hypothalamus is a small but important part of the brain. It contains several small nuclei with a variety of functions. It plays an important role in the nervous system as well as in the endocrine system.It is linked to another small and vital gland called the pituitary gland.hese hypothalamic releasing hormones control and regulate the secretion of pituitary hormones. Functions of the hypothalamus can be listed as: 1  controls the release of 8 major hormones by the pituitary gland. 2  controls body temperature.
The first electronic stored-program digital computer to be proposed in the U.S. was the EDVAC (see below). The âFirst Draft of a Report on the EDVACâ (May 1945), composed by von Neumann, contained little engineering detail, in particular concerning electronic hardware (owing to restrictions in the U.S.).
The Kenbak-1 is considered by the Computer History Museum to be the world's first personal computer. It was designed and invented by John Blankenbaker of Kenbak Corporation in 1970, and was first sold in early 1971.