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The first object that could compute mathematical calculations
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Considered the first computer programmer. She wrote the Analytical Engine, that was never built and realized that the computer could follow a series of simple instructions, a program, to perform a complex calculation.
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Funded and commissioned by the British Government, this machine was supposed to be able to perform basic mathematical calculations like polynomial functions.
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During the time designing the Difference Engine, Babbage thought of ways he could improve this machine to perform other kinds of calculations.
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Commission for the Difference Engine from the government runs out.
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These new ideas sprouted into a new machine called the Analytical Engine which would be able to perform any mathematical calculation making it the first design for a general-purpose computer. (Worked on until his death in 1871)
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One of the first computer programmers to work on the Harvard Mark I.
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Henry Babbage constructs part of Charles Babbage's Analytical Engine and it could now perform basic mathematical calculations.
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Developed the idea for the Universal Turing Machine, the basis for the first computer.
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First Universal computing machine
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First binary digital computer
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First Electronic general purpose computer
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First modern computer
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Developed the color PC monitor, the Industry Standard Architecture system bus and the first gigahertz chip.
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Weighed 55lbs with a 5in display and 64KB of memory
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Had the ability to “talk” to a drawing application that was able to produce sophisticated images.
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The world’s first website and server went live.
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The merging of physical and virtual worlds is known as the internet of things where many things are beginning to be connected to the internet. (2000's)
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