jan 1, 1822 - Calculating Compute Contraction
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English mathematician Charles Babbage conceives of a steam-driven calculating machine that would be able to compute tables of numbers. The project, funded by the English government, is a failure. More than a century later, however, the world's first computer was actually built.
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Computer Timeline 1801-1954
Matt Blunt
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