Computer
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A computer is a machine that can be programmed to automatically carry out sequences of arithmetic or logical operations. Modern digital electronic computers can perform generic sets of operations know
A human computer, with microscope and calculator, 1952
The Ishango bone, a bone tool dating back to prehistoric Africa
Charles Babbage
A diagram of a portion of Babbage's Difference engine
Integrated circuit
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An integrated circuit, also known as a microchip or simply chip, is a compact assembly of electronic circuits formed from various electronic components, such as transistors, resistors, and capacitors,
A microscope image of an integrated circuit die used to control LCDs. The pinouts are the dark circles surrounding the integrated circuit.
Jack Kilby’s original integrated circuit – the first in the world – made from germanium with gold-wire interconnects.
Dov Frohman, an Israeli electrical engineer who developed the EPROM in 1969–1971
A/D converter IC in a DIP