It is amazing to note that
the invention of the computer was conceived over a hundred years before the
first working computer that we know today. According to the class lecture, Charles
Babbage began thinking and writing about a machine that could compute data;
that is pretty much what a computer does today. The computer that we use today
computes various 0s and 1s to output what we, the user, want the machine to do.
I found it interesting that World War II lead to the invention of better and
smaller computers, without the war the current computer that we use would have
been invented later or not at all. With more interest in computers, it
developed into a machine that everyone can use not just big corporations or
people with money. Because of computers we can communicate with people all over
the world in seconds. Developing more interest into this machines will allow
faster and better computers to be invented.
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ReplyDeleteComputers have become such a huge part of our everyday life in a short amount of time. The thought that the computer took so long to be “invented” from the time the idea of it was conceived is pretty interesting . And I completely agree with you, if the war had not made smaller, faster computers, I don’t believe that we could have advanced so fast in this technology.
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ReplyDeleteVery cool perspective! It's amazing to see how far we have come through technology and especially how much we rely on it now. Really cool perspective on Charles Babbage and WWII…it is striking how much action and movement can come from people when they are in fear (Kellsey Dunn)
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ReplyDeleteIt’s crazy that the invention of the computer was conceived over one hundred years ago! I liked that you put a lot of detail into your blog. You wrote about the history of the computer as well as how they work. I also find it interesting that WWII led to the invention of a smaller computer and am glad for the advancement we have had with technology since then. This was a great blog!
-Ingrid Martinez
I really like your thought process! It is super crazy how far computers have come in such a short amount of time. The advancement of computers is honestly going exponentially fast! just like the thing where they said that the number of transistors on a chip will double every 10 years or whatever... Its absolutely insane.
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ReplyDeleteHey, Alex! I like your World War II reference. To know that the invention of the computer was driven by the need for a communication system that would withstand nuclear strike, allows me to appreciate computer usage today, and our ability to comment on each others blog postings in seconds.
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