Ştiinţa computerelor a început în anii 1830. John Graham-Cumming ne spune povestea "motorului analitic" mecanic, alimentat cu aburi a lui Charles Babbage şi cum Ada Lovelace, matematiciană şi fiica Lordului Byron, a văzut dincolo de simplele sale abilităţi de calcul și și-a imaginat viitorul computerelor. 
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John Graham-Cumming: Cea mai grozavă maşinărie care n-a existat

Long before silicon chips, a Victorian-era machine called the analytical engine promised true computation. Designed by Charles Babbage and envisioned more fully by Ada Lovelace, it used thousands of metal cogs—some as big as a steam locomotive—to perform calculations and even make decisions. Lovelace foresaw that numbers could represent everything from music to graphics, forever changing what a computer could be. Today, efforts are underway to finally build this mechanical marvel, revealing the deep roots of the digital world.

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