History of Computer Science
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    Introduction - What is Programming?
    When’s the last time you used Google? Probably today when you searched “learn coding” and “Codecademy” popped up on the list. How did Google know to give you Codecademy from that simple search? The…
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    The First Programmer
    So how did the simple devices of the past evolve into the complex machines of today? Charles Babbage shifted the paradigm in 1837, when he proposed the “The Analytical Engine” - a computer that co…
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    Computers, Compute!
    In the 20th century, there was a growing need for mathematical computation. Before the rise of powerful machines, people would perform these mathematical computations by hand (e.g. the movie, Hidde…
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    You're telling me this is a Computer?
    Remember Ada Lovelace and her first algorithm? In the same paper where she described her program, Lovelace predicted that one day computers could do much more than crunch numbers. Today, that pred…
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    What Now?
    The role of programming and computers has evolved over time, from the simple abacus to the complex laptops and supercomputers of today. Today, computer science is one of the fastest growing colleg…
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