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He's best known as the inventor of logarithms. He is also credited to have made the use of the decimal point in arithmetic and mathematics common.
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It made computations quicker and more exact.
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Charles Babbage invents the Analytical Engine, which many consider to be the precursor to modern computers. He's known as "the father of computer".
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Ada Lovelace has been called the world's first computer programmer. She continued from where Babbage left off and wrote the world’s first machine algorithm for an early computing machine that existed only on paper.
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During World War II, he developed a machine that helped break the German Enigma code and save millions of lives. He also designed an experiment now known as the “Turing Test.” A method of testing a machine’s ability to show human-like behavior.
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Atanasoff and his graduate student, Clifford Berry, design a computer that can solve 29 equations simultaneously. This marks the first time a computer is able to store information on its main memory.
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He designed and built Colossus, the world's first programmable electronic computer, to help solve encrypted German messages.
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People could efficiently enter in information and save more time compared to using punch cards.
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He invented the first working transistor. Amplifying small electrical signals and supporting the processing of digital information, the transistor is "the key enabler of modern electronics".
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He headed teams that created the first military system and the first computer incorporating integrated circuits.
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She helped develop COBOL, one of the first high-level programming languages, and invented the first compiler, a program that translates programming code to machine language.
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It increased the risk of aggressive behavior in certain children. Therefore children began to think that violence is a normal behavior as shown in the games.
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The mouse revolutionized computer interfaces, created an easy way to manipulate information on a screen, and simplified an otherwise scary machine.
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Email has made communication instant and global. Families and friends can keep in touch much more easily, saving time and money.
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Altair produced the first portable computer. He paved the way for many of the big computer companies who made computers personal.
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Microsoft designed personal computers and made them easy to use at home. At that time, computers were seen as complex devices that were used for large enterprises, but Microsoft was the first to change that perception.
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Apple’s iPhone changed the way phones were designed and started the smartphone industry. It put the internet in everyone’s pocket and transformed photography from a hobby to a part of everyday life.
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He led development of the original IBM Personal Computer, and thus is known as the "father of the IBM PC”
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The World Wide Web enabled instant communication that affects almost every aspect of life. Some examples are instant messaging, online shopping, blogging, and marketing.
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Along with Larry Page, he created the online search engine Google.
