Who invented the first computer? This is not a question with a simple answer because many inventors contributed to the history of computers. A computer is made up of many parts, each of which can be considered a separate invention.But the person who earned the title of “inventor of the modern computer” was Konrad Zuse (1910-1995), an engineer from Berlin, Germany. In 1936, Zuse made a mechanical calculator called the Z1, the first binary computer, which he invented to help him with his long engineering calculations.