Lesson 1 Flashcards by dear Unknown

Q

One of the 1st machine humans had ever created to be used for counting and calculating.

A

Chinese Abacus

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Q

This is built by mathematician, Blaise Pascal, in 1642.
A mechanical calculator that
calculates through repeated
addition or subtraction.

A

Pascaline

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Q

CB
1. “father of the
computer”
2. Theorized that operations can be done automatically.

A

Charles Babbage

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