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George Stibitz demonstrated Remote Access Computing by performing calculations using the Complex Number Calculator in New York City remotely using a Teletype terminal at the American Mathematical Society conference at Dartmouth.
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Hedy Lamarr and George Antheil received a patent for their early radio encryption technology, which led to modern technology like WiFi, Bluetooth, and CDMA.
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IBM built the Hardvard Mark1, which was a huge room-sized relay-based calculator that was used to produce mathematical tables.
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Konrad Zuse created Plankalkuel (Plan Calculus) which was the first algorithmic programming language.
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Jack Harrington invented the first modem, which allowed computers to talk via ordinary phone lines.