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vacuum tubes
Z1 CREATOR: Konrad zuse
Electromechanical binary programmable computer and the first functional modern computer
The Z1 was finished in 1938, it never worked very well -
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Transistores
CREATOR: John Bardeen
The transistor is a semiconductor electronic device used to deliver an output signal in response to an input signal. Transistors were miniaturized and placed on silicon chips, which drastically increased the speed and efficiency of computers. -
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integrated circuit
CREATOR: Jack S. Kilby
An integrated circuit is a combination of elements of a circuit that are part of the same chip The integrated circuit is made of a semiconductor material, on which electronic circuits are made. -
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microprocessor
CREATOR: Stanley Mazor
The microprocessor is the most complex central integrated circuit in a computer system; by way of illustration, it is often called by analogy the "brain" of a computer -
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Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence works by combining large amounts of data with fast, iterative processing and intelligent algorithms, allowing software to automatically learn from patterns or characteristics in the data.