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Computer History
Turing Machines and Computability Theory
The Turing machine is the central theoretical construct in computer science. The Turing machine is an abstract mathematical model of computation. The ...
History of the Transistor and the Transistor Computer
The invention of transistors is one of the most important breakthroughs of the 20th century. In fact, most electronic devices used in day-to-day activ...
Cazul geniei sau fraudei Ada Lovelace?
Ada King, contesa de Lovelace, a fost o matematiciană engleză din secolul al XIX-lea, care astăzi este numită în mod obișnuit sub numele de primul pro...
Opera lui John von Neumann
John von Neumann John von Neumann s-a născut la Budapesta la 28 decembrie 1903, într-o familie bancară bogată care fusese ridicată la nobilimea magh...
Cine a inventat microprocesorul?
Microprocesorul este motorul tuturor computerelor moderne, inclusiv a desktopurilor, laptopurilor și smartphone-urilor. Microprocesorul este component...
Primul computer mainframe Harvard Mark I
Computerul mainframe sau „marele fier” din industria computerelor este cel mai longeviv sistem de calcul din istorie. Această tehnologie a fost substa...
Donald Knuth A Professional Biography
As a luminary in the field of computer science Donald Knuth has been named the “father of the analysis of algorithms” and has been the recipient of nu...
The History of Computer Mouse
Many of today's online transactions can be conveniently done with just a click of a mouse. Prior to the invention of the mouse, people were only using...
The History of Cray Supercomputers
Today's fastest supercomputer, Fugaku by Fujitsu, has a speed of 415 petaflops (Pflops).[1] But would you believe that the first supercomputer is slow...
