The first versions of ASCII used 7-bit codes, which meant they could attach a character to every binary number between 0000000 and 1111111, which is 0 to 128 in decimal.

As computers became more sophisticated, binary code became the most used language. Leibniz’s development of the code set the foundation to bring forth the Digital Age almost 300 years before.

NASA's latest Mars rover carried a quote from a politician's speech from 1899 in binary code, 7 iconic images, 155 essays and 10.9 million names. Newsletters Games Share a News Tip.