Difference between revisions of "History of Computers - Konrad Zuse"
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| + | Konrad Zuse was born on June 22, 1910 in Berlin, Germany. In his early life he was an avid painter and didn't consider engineering and computer science until later in his life [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/part1.htm]. After switching between three studies, he finally settled on civil engineering and soon after graduated from the Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg in 1935. He quickly recieved a job at Henschel Aviation Company and out of frustration with the long and complicated calculations he was having to perform, he was inspired to begin work with computers. He had no previous contact with them nor knowledge of any other achievements reached in the world of computers; he simply dove head-first into the idea of a mechanical system that would ease the work of an engineer. | ||
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| + | Between 1935 and 1938, Zuse built his first computer, the Z1. It was the first working computer and as a freely programmable system, it ran on punch-tape. | ||
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| + | http://radio.weblogs.com/0105910/images/Zuse_z3_1.jpg The Z3, Zuse's third working computer. | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse#Calculating_Space | ||
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| + | http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Zuse.html | ||
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| + | http://www.epemag.com/zuse/ | ||
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| + | http://www.idsia.ch/~juergen/zuse.html | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | [1] [http://www.epemag.com/zuse/part1.htm Zuse's early life] | ||
Revision as of 00:09, 8 September 2008
Konrad Zuse was an engineer and a distinguished pioneer in computer technology in Germany. His achievements range from the first working computer to the early stages of computer language to his renowned and still plausible thesis on calculating the Universe. His inventions and ideas still show through to modern times, demonstrating his tremendous success as both an engineer and an inventor.
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Overview
Konrad Zuse was born on June 22, 1910 in Berlin, Germany. In his early life he was an avid painter and didn't consider engineering and computer science until later in his life [1]. After switching between three studies, he finally settled on civil engineering and soon after graduated from the Technische Hochschule Berlin-Charlottenburg in 1935. He quickly recieved a job at Henschel Aviation Company and out of frustration with the long and complicated calculations he was having to perform, he was inspired to begin work with computers. He had no previous contact with them nor knowledge of any other achievements reached in the world of computers; he simply dove head-first into the idea of a mechanical system that would ease the work of an engineer.
Between 1935 and 1938, Zuse built his first computer, the Z1. It was the first working computer and as a freely programmable system, it ran on punch-tape.
The Z3, Zuse's third working computer.
Significance
Links
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konrad_Zuse#Calculating_Space
http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Zuse.html
http://www.idsia.ch/~juergen/zuse.html
