Study of the theory, experimentation, and engineering that form the
basis for the design and use of computers'devices that automatically
process information. traces its roots to work done by
English mathematician Charles Babbage, who first proposed a programmable
mechanical calculator in 1837. Until the advent of electronic digital
computers in the 1940s, computer science was not generally distinguished as
being separate from mathematics and engineering. Since then, it has
sprouted numerous branches of research that are unique to the discipline.
The Development of
The Analytical and Difference Engines (1835-1869): The English mathematician Charles Babbage (1792-1871) never got to build his invention, but his design had an uncanny resemblance to the modern computer. Ada Lovelace, Lord Byron's daughter, wrote eloquently about the device and was history's first programmer. The ABC (Atanasoff Berry Computer)...
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