COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Charles Babbage
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John Napier
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Steve Jobs
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Jacquard Moore
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Detailed explanation-1: -Charles Babbage (1791-1871), computer pioneer, designed two classes of engine, Difference Engines, and Analytical Engines.
Detailed explanation-2: -Analytical Engine, generally considered the first computer, designed and partly built by the English inventor Charles Babbage in the 19th century (he worked on it until his death in 1871).
Detailed explanation-3: -In addition to conceiving the first automatic digital computer, Babbage made notable contributions in other areas. He assisted in establishing the modern postal system in England and compiled the first reliable actuarial tables. He also invented a type of speedometer and the locomotive cowcatcher.
Detailed explanation-4: -The calculating engines of English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) are among the most celebrated icons in the prehistory of computing. Babbage’s Difference Engine No. 1 was the first successful automatic calculator and remains one of the finest examples of precision engineering of the time.