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History of Computers
History of Computers
Roman Empire
The Romans
developed the
abacus, the first
"machine" for
calculations. It
was in front of
the Chinese
abacus, but
people don't know if it is an ancestor of the abacus.
The low groove counter is 1x10n and the high groove
counter is 5x10n.
He invented a calculating
machine known as
Leibniz`s Wheel or the Step
Reckoner. Leibniz also
invented something
essential to modern
computers — binary
arithmetic.
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