COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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1822
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1722
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1922
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first computer was invented by Charles Babbage (1822) but was not built until 1991! Alan Turing invented computer science. The ENIAC (1945) was the first electronic general-purpose digital computer; it filled a room.
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1822, Charles Babbage conceptualized and began developing the Difference Engine, considered to be the first automatic computing engine that was capable of computing several sets of numbers and making hard copies of the results.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1882, English mathematician and inventor Charles Babbage designed the “Difference Engine, ‘’ an idea that grew out of a desire to calculate mathematical tables mechanically.
Detailed explanation-4: -Charles Babbage, (born December 26, 1791, London, England-died October 18, 1871, London), English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.