Early Computing

Early Computing

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Computers

7th - 12th Grade

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Emily Seguin

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1.

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Front

Earliest computing device

Back

the abacus

2.

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Front

Abacus invention

Back

Mesopotamia, 2500 BCE

3.

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Front

Number shown on the abacus?

Back

1,251

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Device for calculating latitude at sea

Back

Astrolabe

5.

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Front

Earliest documented use of 'computer'

Back

1613

6.

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Front

Early definition of "computer"

Back

A person who did calculations

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Gear-based calculating device by Leibniz (1694)

Back

The step reckoner

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