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John Napier is known as a mathematician, physicist, and astronomer. He is best known as the discoverer of logarithms.
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The French philosopher and mathematician invented the first calculator to help this father collect taxes.
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In 1671 the German mathematician-philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz designed a calculating machine called the Step Reckoner. (It was first built in 1673.) The Step Reckoner expanded on Pascal's ideas and did multiplication by repeated addition and shifting. Leibniz was a strong advocate of the binary system.
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Joseph Marie Jacquard. ... He played an important role in the development of the earliest programmable loom (the "Jacquard loom"), which in turn played an important role in the development of other programmable machines, such as an early version of digital compiler used by IBM to develop the modern day computer.
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He contributed to many different scientific fields but his most famous work is designing a programmable computing device. Charles Babbage is considered the “father of the computer” and is given credit for devising the first ever mechanical computer.
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Her work was published in 1843, in an English science journal. Ada used only the initials "A.A.L.," for Augusta Ada Lovelace, in the publication. In her notes, Ada described how codes could be created for the device to handle letters and symbols along with numbers.
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John Vincent Atanasoff was a genius with such a vision. He developed the first electronic digital computer that has dramatically changed our lives. John Vincent Atanasoff gave birth to the field of electronic computing. In doing so, he also gave birth to a new era, an era of computers.
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She was one of the pioneers in the early days of electronic computers. She determined to make programming accessible to more people, she replaced mathematical symbols in programming with everyday English words.
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Thomas Harold Flowers was an English engineer with the British General Post Office. During World War II, Flowers designed and built Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help solve encrypted German messages.
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Howard envisioned an electro-mechanical computing device that could do much of the tedious work for him. This computer was originally called the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (ASCC) and later renamed Harvard Mark I. With help from Grace Hopper and funding from IBM, the machine was completed in 1944.
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Alan Turing was a British scientist and a pioneer in computer science. During World War II, he developed a machine that helped break the German Enigma code. He also laid the groundwork for modern computing and theorized about artificial intelligence.
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He holds more than fifty U.S. patents, besides the patents covering the monolithic integrated circuit. He has also led in the development of military, industrial, and commercial applications for his inventions, designing both the first military system and the first computer incorporating integrated circuits.
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Him and his partner founded and built the world's largest software business, Microsoft, through technological innovation, keen business strategy and aggressive business tactics. In the process, Gates became one of the richest men in the world.
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Steve Jobs' impact on the world continues today through his accomplishments in technology, innovation, and product development. While at the helm of Apple, Jobs lead the company in the development of groundbreaking products, including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad.
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It might sound obvious to say that Google has changed the world in the 22 years since it was founded on Sept. 4, 1998. Google, and its parent company Alphabet, is involved in everything from the development of driverless cars to disputes with President Donald Trump.