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As the years continued to progress, items such as the Greek’s analog computer, Leonardo da Vinci’s mechanical calculator, multiplication tables, and slide rules would improve upon the mathematical technology available. A notable event occurred in 1642 when Blaise Pascal created a calculator that utilized mechanical gears to perform the calculations. It was named the Arithmetic Machine and had the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide numbers. Early technology allowed the early hunter-gatherers the ability to form cities, then nations, and eventually expand across the
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Without technological advances in farming, it would be hard to provide food for the current world population. Without advanced mathematics, machinery, medicine, and biotech, many people would not have survived now uncommon illnesses such as typhoid, tetanus, small pox, and other diseases that were devastating. Advances in computers have allowed for the mapping of the human genome, safe clinical trials, and calculations that allowed us to land on the moon and return back home. Charles Babbage is known as “the father of the computer”,[1] with his work on mechanical computers. He created the difference engine to calculate polynomial functions. Later he worked on the analytical engine which “marked the transition from mechanized arithmetic to fully-fledged general purpose computation” [6] because it used punch cards for input. In the 1850’s, George Boole developed the Boolean logic system that has is used in circuitry design. Later in 1890, the first electromechanical computer was created by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His machine was so popular that it was used in the 1890 US Census. He formed a company that sold his business computer machines that would later be named IBM. Computers have quickly improved through the 20th century with innovations such as the vacuum tube to act as an early form of memory and super mainframes such as ENIAC “which used over 18000 vacuum tubes …show more content…
From the early use of numbers and clay tokens to using super computers to map the human genome, technology is being used to learn more about our planet and our species. Computer technology has allowed for the globalization of companies and allowed for a true global supply line. While Moore’s law may end during this decade, CPU’s and other chips will become more efficient and use less power compared to the current chips out today. I look forward to new innovative ways to collaborate, to live longer and healthier lives, and to the continued excitement that will occur with technology in the
Without technological advances in farming, it would be hard to provide food for the current world population. Without advanced mathematics, machinery, medicine, and biotech, many people would not have survived now uncommon illnesses such as typhoid, tetanus, small pox, and other diseases that were devastating. Advances in computers have allowed for the mapping of the human genome, safe clinical trials, and calculations that allowed us to land on the moon and return back home. Charles Babbage is known as “the father of the computer”,[1] with his work on mechanical computers. He created the difference engine to calculate polynomial functions. Later he worked on the analytical engine which “marked the transition from mechanized arithmetic to fully-fledged general purpose computation” [6] because it used punch cards for input. In the 1850’s, George Boole developed the Boolean logic system that has is used in circuitry design. Later in 1890, the first electromechanical computer was created by Dr. Herman Hollerith. His machine was so popular that it was used in the 1890 US Census. He formed a company that sold his business computer machines that would later be named IBM. Computers have quickly improved through the 20th century with innovations such as the vacuum tube to act as an early form of memory and super mainframes such as ENIAC “which used over 18000 vacuum tubes …show more content…
From the early use of numbers and clay tokens to using super computers to map the human genome, technology is being used to learn more about our planet and our species. Computer technology has allowed for the globalization of companies and allowed for a true global supply line. While Moore’s law may end during this decade, CPU’s and other chips will become more efficient and use less power compared to the current chips out today. I look forward to new innovative ways to collaborate, to live longer and healthier lives, and to the continued excitement that will occur with technology in the