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The birth of the computer

George Dyson · TED

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About

Historian George Dyson tells stories from the birth of the modern computer -- from its 17th-century origins to the hilarious notebooks of some early computer engineers.

The talk

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Credits and licence

Institution
TED
Department
TED2003
Speaker
George Dyson
Year
2003
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Computer science, Engineering, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
Attribution
TED Talks are licensed by TED under Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0 International and are shown here in TED's own player, as TED's usage policy asks.
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