It's Electric! The History Of Computers

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 Computers have gotten cheaper and smaller incredibly rapidly! But did you know that computers are much older than you think?

Computers are everywhere today! They are our toasters with WiFi to robotic prosthetics, on our desks, in our pockets, in cars, even in our watches. Computers have gotten cheaper and smaller incredibly rapidly! But did you know that computers are much older than you think? This Digital Visit program will guide you through the history of computers and how we got to where we are through the many contributions from people across generations. The lecture will talk about the history of early computers and the people who helped make them possible. Many women contributed to the early mathematical foundations of computers, and even a few Queens residents helped establish early analog computation! And this lecture will highlight a few of them and their peers.

It's Electric! The History Of Computers

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