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History of Computer

The history of computers began around 4000 BC with the invention of the abacus in China, which allowed for basic mathematical calculations. In the 17th century, early mechanical calculators like the Pascaline and Leibniz calculator improved on the abacus by automating addition and subtraction, and later multiplication. Charles Babbage then invented the Difference Engine in the 1800s, one of the first general purpose computers. Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine in 1884 helped process census data using punched cards. The Harvard Mark I in 1944 was one of the first fully electronic general purpose computers.

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History of Computer

The history of computers began around 4000 BC with the invention of the abacus in China, which allowed for basic mathematical calculations. In the 17th century, early mechanical calculators like the Pascaline and Leibniz calculator improved on the abacus by automating addition and subtraction, and later multiplication. Charles Babbage then invented the Difference Engine in the 1800s, one of the first general purpose computers. Herman Hollerith's tabulating machine in 1884 helped process census data using punched cards. The Harvard Mark I in 1944 was one of the first fully electronic general purpose computers.

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The history of

computers
What is a computer?
The Abacus

About 4000 ago, the Chinese invented the ABACUS.


With his help, the most elementary mathematical operations could be performed
being easy to manipulate. The abacus was invaluable to merchants and
accountants.
The Antikythera

 Themechanism displays the Sun


and Moon, but also the five planets
visible with naked eye on Earth:
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and
Saturn
The Pascaline

 Designed and built by french mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1642. The


Pascaline made additions and subtractions.
The Leibniz calculator

 In1673 Gottfried Leibniz, a german mathematician and philosopher


enchanced the Pascaline by creating a device that could also multiply.
Leibniz was a biggest supporter of the binary numerical system.
The Analytical Engine
Charles Babbage, a
british mathematician
professor invented the
Difference engine. The
machine had the capacity
to perform calculation
and print the results.
The Hollerith tabulating machine
In 1884 Herman Hollerith
invented a drilling and
counted machine with the
help of which he managed
to systematize the medical
files an de 1890 census
data.The machine was a
punch card reader and had
the capacity to store and
process data.
Harvard Mark I
By 1944, Aiken Howard
in collaboration with
IBM, developed the first
fully functional
computer. This computer
was huge and was
largely mechanical.
Atanasoff-Berry (ABC)
 The first special electronic
computer was made by
John Vincent Atanasoff,
making a prototype in
1939, along with his
assistant Clifford Berry.

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