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In 1822, Charles Babbage purposed and began developing the Difference Engine, considered to be the first automatic computing engine that was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making a hard copies of the results.
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The first iPod was produced in 2001 by Apple, Inc. The device's design had been pioneered by a team of Apple engineers who, under the orders of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, were directed to create a more user-friendly personal music player. Read more: When Was the First iPod Made? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/facts_4870453_was-first-ipod-made.html#ixzz2D2Em9QWQ