History of computing
The Jacquard loom, on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, England, was one of the first programmable devices.Main article: History of computing hardwareThe first use of the word "computer" was recorded in 1613, referring to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued with the same meaning until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century the word began to take on its more familiar...
