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Why Computer Science?

Why Computer Science?. Source: JobWeb.com sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers. http://www.jobweb.com/SalaryInfo. A Brief History of Computers. Abacus (c. 2600 B. C .). resource: http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/

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Why Computer Science?

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  1. Why Computer Science?

  2. Source: JobWeb.com sponsored by the National Association of Colleges and Employers http://www.jobweb.com/SalaryInfo

  3. A Brief History of Computers

  4. Abacus (c. 2600 B.C.) resource: http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~elf/abacus/ applet: http://www.tux.org/~bagleyd/java/AbacusApp.html

  5. What is this number?

  6. What is this number?

  7. Difference Engine (c. 1832 A.D.) Charles Babbage

  8. Analytical Engine (c. 1837 A.D.) Ada Lovelace

  9. Colossus (c. 1944 A.D.) vs.

  10. Transistor (c. 1947 A.D.)

  11. 1950s (Before Culling the of the Herd)

  12. IBM 360 (c. 1964)

  13. ALTAIR 8800 (c. 1974 A.D.)

  14. Apple ][ (c. 1977)

  15. IBM Personal Computer (c. 1981)

  16. Input Devices: Dasher Eye Tracker http://www.inference.phy.cam.ac.uk/dasher/movies/20020520_demo.asf

  17. Sonic Flashlight, created by George Stetten, assistant professor of bioengineering at the University of Pittsburgh an example of Augmented Reality.

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