BBC micro bits were first introduced in 1980 when the BBC came up with a plan to change children's future, there main purpose is to get children coding. Basically they are computers in miniature form. They comply to all the definitions of a computer.
BBC micro bit has made it possible not only to programme using a computer but also with your portable devices. They also have an online website to preview your work.
WHO INVENTED IT? Many computer and coding companies contributed to the creation of the micro bit. A few of them are as follows: Samsung, Sciencescope, Technology will save us and Lancaster University