Can
you imagine your life without a computer? For most of us, surviving without
computers has become nearly impossible. Nowadays, we use computers for
computations, storing and retrieving information, entertainment, and the list
goes on. So, today I will write about the history of the device that is very
close to all of our lives.
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| Life before computers |
Before Computers
Before
computers were invented, people used various tools for computations. For
instance, people calculated by hand. (Some still do!) After a few decades,
businesses started to grow and they started hiring clerks to handle computations. Subsequently,
computers were invented for quick computations, and for the efficiency of
information storage.
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| Early use of computers in businesses |
Emergence of
Computer Science
Because computer use increased over time, the idea
that computers could be used for more than just calculations emerged quickly.
Thus, the field of Computer Science was developed to scientifically study
various logics, to understand what can be computed, and to form a theoretical
foundation between Mathematics and information. Computer Science paved its way
to academic discipline during 1950s. The University of
Cambridge became the first university to offer Computer Science degree. Due
to the increasing discoveries and exciting applications in the field of
Computer Science, today, almost every institution offers Computer Science
degree.
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Computer
Science Today
Ever since the discovery of Computer Science, this
discipline changed our society in a positive manner. Computer Science’s
discoveries helped us connect with each other, gave us access to enormous
information, and enabled us to retrieve information, breaking even the greatest
boundaries, beyond earth, enabling us to understand the universe and its
elements. This field is vastly growing every day because new algorithms,
programming languages, sorting routines, and UI’s are being discovered
frequently.
Reference:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_computer_science
https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/~shallit/Courses/134/history.html
Interesting approach. Computer's certainly are amazing at automation. They're great for storing information, directions, doing complex math, and soo much more. They really did revolutionize industry. As far as UI's begin discovered, I am not sure if discovered is the right word. Perhaps created is the word that you were looking for? Great article. I wonder when we'll have automated blog generation. =p.
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