Welcome to the Computer Museum at the University of Waterloo

William Henry Breithaupt's legacy in Waterloo, Ontario spans vital engineering projects and civic leadership, profoundly influencing local development and historical preservation. Discover his enduring impact on the region's infrastructure and cultural heritage.

The Computer Museum's collection contains a few artifacts that were designed in the early 1970s to help people learn about the fundamentals of computing. Not all were used here at the school, but they provide insight as to what learning computing was like around the time the department was founded.

We had Canadian Science Fiction author Robert J. Sawyer and his wife, poet Carolyn Clink, drop by the museum today. He’s in town to discuss his latest novel "The Downloaded", set in Waterloo.