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For a century, they were crucial to computing-- and a regular part of everyday life: "Punch Cards for Data Processing"
(Plus- Gerald Hawkins and Stonehenge)
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Lessons from literature: "Superintelligence and its Discontents" @ted-chiang.bsky.social @literaryhub.bsky.social
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A Journey Through the History of Computing: From Ancient Times to Modern PioneersComputing, as we kn
A Journey Through the History of Computing: From Ancient Times to Modern Pioneers
Computing, as we know it today, is the result of centuries of intellectual development, but its history begins long before electronic computers and modern lines of code. The first traces of computation date back to the 10th century BC, when the Babylonians, and possibly even the Chinese and Indians, used rudimentary tools to perform arithmetic operations.
Ada Lovelace, la primera programadora de la historia
🌟 La mujer que soñó con el futuro de la computación 🌟
👩💻 ¿Quién fue Ada Lovelace? Nacida en 1815, Ada Lovelace es conocida como la primera programadora del mundo. Fue una matemática brillante que colaboró con Charles Babbage en el diseño de la Máquina Analítica, un dispositivo que sería la precursora de las computadoras modernas.
En 1843, escribió el primer algoritmo diseñado para ser procesado por una máquina, pero eso no fue todo. Ada imaginó que las máquinas podrían ir más allá de los números y convertirse en herramientas creativas capaces de generar música, arte y más. 🎶💻
📜 Un legado que marcó la historia 📜
Aunque la Máquina Analítica nunca se construyó completamente, las ideas de Ada Lovelace sentaron las bases de la informática moderna. Su trabajo quedó olvidado durante años, pero fue redescubierto en el siglo XX, inspirando a generaciones de científicas, matemáticas y tecnólogas.
✨ Hoy, se celebra el Ada Lovelace Day cada octubre para honrar su contribución a la tecnología y el impacto de las mujeres en STEM.
💡 ¿Sabías que...? 💡
🔍 El lenguaje de programación Ada lleva su nombre.
🎨 Fue la primera en prever que las computadoras podían manipular símbolos y no solo números.
🖋️ Publicó su trabajo con iniciales (A.A.L.) para evitar prejuicios por ser mujer en su época.
✨ La imaginación es la verdadera esencia de la ciencia. — Ada Lovelace ✨
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Ada Lovelace (1815-1852), nacida Augusta Ada Byron, es reconocida como una de las figuras más importantes en la historia temprana de la comp
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I finished Ada's Algorithm by James Essenger. I enjoyed the book a lot, and inadvertedly learned more about computers and their function than I expected. I felt like the author overstated his case a little, as Ada in fact only created a program for Babbage's machine, not one that can be used for any computer. Also, he states that there is not a direct line between Babbage's machine and the first modern computer, which confused me. I thought the whole point of the book was that Ada wrote a computer program for the first computer?
Anyway, I did enjoy the book, although the long chapters with a deep dive into Lord Byron's entire childhood and life was unnecessary. The author also states repeatedly that Lord Byron cast a long shadow over Ada's life, even though her mother left him when Ada was a year old. The author never flushes out this statement and leaves the reader confused as to what he meant.

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1821 - O matemático inglês Charles Babbage
No ano de 1821, as engrenagens da Revolução Industrial ganharam impulso com a visão visionária de Charles Babbage, um matemático inglês destemido. Nesse ano marcante, Babbage concebeu a "Difference Engine", uma máquina de calcular movida a vapor que transcendia as fronteiras do pensamento matemático da época. Esse feito revolucionário não apenas redefiniu a maneira como números eram processados, mas também lançou as bases para o futuro da computação. O legado de Babbage ecoa até os dias de hoje, pois suas ideias pioneiras pavimentaram o caminho para a era digital, transformando a maneira como interagimos com a informação e moldando o tecido da sociedade moderna. Leia mais em https://techtimecapsule.blogspot.com/2024/01/1821-o-matematico-ingles-charles-babbage.html
The calculating engines of English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) are among the most celebrated icons in the prehistory of computing. Babbage’s Difference Engine No.1 was the first successful automatic calculator and remains one of the finest examples of precision engineering of the time. Babbage is sometimes referred to as "father of computing." The International Charles Babbage Society (later the Charles Babbage Institute) took his name to honor his intellectual contributions and their relation to modern computers. #charlesbabbage (at Uno Business Park by McCoy Pal's Infrastructure Ltd.) https://www.instagram.com/p/CX7nLpzIM5n/?utm_medium=tumblr
Charles Babbage. 1791 - 1871. Sometimes referred to as the ‘father of the computer’, the idea of a ‘digital programmable computer’ came from him. 2021 will be the 150th anniversary of his death so I have decided the ‘theme’ of 2021 will be Charles Babbage. What this means at the moment is currently a work in progress but I aim to have at least three-to-five posts a month centred around Babbage or one of the areas he worked in throughout his life. #onthisday #charlesbabbage #computer #history #knowledge #learning #learnthroughsocialmedia #150thanniversary #computerscience https://www.instagram.com/p/CJefTe6BSVG/?igshid=166q3a086rmeo