COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Albert Einstein
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Stephen Hawking
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Charles Babbage
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Konrad Zuse
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1821 Babbage invented the Difference Engine to compile mathematical tables. On completing it in 1832, he conceived the idea of a better machine that could perform not just one mathematical task but any kind of calculation.
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: -Charles Babbage-inventor, reformer, mathematician and philosopher-designed the Difference Engine No. 2 to solve equations and print the results in the form of mathematical tables. It was one of two types of engine, difference engines and analytical engines, designed by Babbage.