@tiffintech: When you hear "computer" today, you probably think of something like this. But what if I told you that the first computers looked nothing like this? They actually looked like this. Here's something wild: "Computer" wasn't a machine - it was a job title. Like "baker" or "teacher”, a computer was someone who computed things. In the 1940s, newspapers ran ads for "computers wanted"- seeking mathematicians, who could perform complex calculations by hand. And we're talking serious math here - missile trajectories, satellite orbits, astronomical data. Using mechanical calculators and their incredible minds, they spent days on calculations where even tiny errors could have huge consequences. But here's where it gets really interesting. When the first electronic computer, ENIAC, was built in 1945, who do you think they got to program it? Six of these human computers. But forget javascript and Python - they had to program by physically connecting cables and flipping switches. These women weren't just using the first computer - they were inventing programming itself. #Tech #technology #stem #techexplained #futuretech

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