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THE RISE OF THE COMPUTER
Sunday, March 28, 2010
Difference engine
In 1822, Babbage came up with a model of his ‘Difference Engine’. Babbage had confidently predicted to complete this engine within three years, however, he was not able to finish it even within ten years and thus failed and had to give up.
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Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
Difference engine
Analytical engine
Leibniz and the calculus (1646-1716)
The early calculators
The Abacus
The mechanical calculator (Stepped Reckoner)
First generation (1940-1956) Vacuum tubes
Second generation (1956-1963) Transistors
Third generation (1964-1971) Integrated circuits
Fourth generation (1971-present) Microprocessors
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