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The First Computer

  • February 19, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

The first mechanical, digital computer was designed by English mathematician Charles Babbage — in 1837! Though his brass, steam-powered Analytical Engine was never built, its design was a lot like that of the electronic computers we have today.

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