Charles Babbage designed the Difference Engine in the 1820s — a mechanical calculator that was a conceptual predecessor to the modern computer.

Charles Babbage, 1820s

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In the 1820s Charles Babbage designed the Difference Engine, a mechanical calculator, then the programmable Analytical Engine — computers imagined a century before they were built.

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Aynı kart, başka bir dilde.

Charles Babbage 1820'lerde Fark Makinesi'ni tasarladı — modern bilgisayarın kavramsal öncülü olan mekanik bir hesap makinesi.
Charles Babbage, 1820'ler

1820'lerde Charles Babbage, mekanik bir hesap makinesi olan Fark Makinesi'ni, ardından programlanabilir Analitik Makine'yi tasarladı — yapılmalarından bir yüzyıl önce hayal edilen bilgisayarlar.

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