History of Computers - Gottfried Leibniz

Gottfried Leibniz was a German polymath who made many influential contributions to the development of computers. Among them are binary, an early calculator known as the Stepped Reckoner, and algorithmic information theory; some of his ideas anticipated the idea of the Turing Machine, all important concepts in the history of computer technology .

Overview

Leibniz was born on July 1, 1646 in Leipzig, Germany. His father died when he was very young, and left him a large personal library, which Leibniz was able to access from age 7 onwards.