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Curious Kids: What was the first computer?

  • Written by Doug Jacobson, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
Clifford Berry stands by the Atanasoff-Berry Computer.Courtesy of Iowa State University Library Special Collections and University Archives, CC BY-ND

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