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1822 Charles Babbage (1792-1871) designed his first
mechanical computer, the first prototype for the
difference engine.
10 fingers
It may depend upon the early civilization referred and their records thereof. Anyway, here are some of the ancient devices chronologically listed below. pebbles and stones counting boards counting rods abacus
abacus New Writer: The human hand.
Approximately 223 U.S. establishments manufactured totalizing fluid meters and counting devices in the late 1990s
valued at $1.78 billion, and other totalizing fluid meters and counting devices valued at $171 million.
abacus
The binary number system is very easy to equate to the way how all electronic devices work - two discrete values: on and off.
An early counting tool used for basic arithmetic.
Β An early counting tool used for basic arithmetic.
pictures of calculating devices with their inventors
Early man used various objects such as stones, knotted ropes, notches on sticks, and shells to keep track of quantities. These objects were manipulated or moved as each item was counted, helping early humans with basic arithmetic calculations and recording transactions.
It was an abacus counting device