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Haggen, Gilbert L. – 1988
Computer numerical control (CNC) has evolved from the first significant counting method--the abacus. Babbage had perhaps the greatest impact on the development of modern day computers with his analytical engine. Hollerith's functioning machine with punched cards was used in tabulating the 1890 U.S. Census. In order for computers to become a…
Descriptors: Automation, Computer Science, Computer Software, Computers
