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The computer is well-known to us, the first counting device our ancestors used in the
early decades. But also before that, they utilized sticks, bones, and stones as their
counting implements. As the evolution of the human mind and technology improved
with time, the existence of more computing devices increased. In this tutorial, we will get
to know details on the History of computers and the Timeline according to the
subsequent years.
In the 19th century, a renowned Mathematician Charles Babbage developed and partly
built a Victorian-era computer named the Analytical Engine. The fundamental
component of the oldest machine was the input, having the programs and data that the
user had to provide to the Analytical Machine through punched cards, a technique
being employed at the time to handle mechanical looms like the Jacquard loom. The
creation of the design of the Analytical Engine; was initiated by the year 1833.
In the 19th century, a renowned Mathematician Charles Babbage developed and partly
built a Victorian-era computer named the Analytical Engine. The fundamental
component of the oldest machine was the input, having the programs and data that the
user had to provide to the Analytical Machine through punched cards, a technique
being employed at the time to handle mechanical looms like the Jacquard loom. The
creation of the design of the Analytical Engine; was initiated by the year 1833.
Eventually, the notion of numerals became tangible and familiar adequately for
counting to emerge, to instruct sequences to others. It led to the evolution of the
numeral system and mathematical notation such as addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, square root, squaring as the mathematical operations. All this led to the birth of
the Calculator by the year 1642 by Blaise Pascal. Its name is Pascaline.