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The Invention Of Science And Mathematics

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The world is currently filled with a vast array of different electronics, many of which are extremely useful and positively benefit society. None of these objects would be possible without the invention of electricity, which some consider to be the most influential invention in modern history. However, there is one particular electrical object which I believe has not only been useful to society, but has also been extremely useful in my personal life. The calculator has had a tremendous impact on science and mathematics, and there are many things today that have been made possible or easier through its invention. Complex calculations are made easier and quicker, and newer calculators even have the capability of performing higher level …show more content…

Although it was not capable of completing mathematical arithmetic, the first electronic computer was created. This idea then fed into the creation of ENIAC in 1946, a computer capable of completing the four basic mathematical functions. A few years later in 1961, ANITA was released. ANITA is often considered to be the first desktop electronic calculator. As with many product life cycles, calculators progressively got smaller with the creation of the first pocket calculator in 1967, the Texas Instruments Cal-Tech. However, this calculator printed calculation results on a spool of tape. It was not until the invention of the Sharp QT-8D in 1969 that the world was introduced to what we now call the pocket calculator.
As the designs got smaller, the size of the electronic components had to as well. Early calculating machines were purely mechanical, and the early electronic calculators relied on vacuum tubes, which was not the quickest or most reliable way of getting the job done. In 1958 however, things would begin to become smaller with the invention of the integrated circuit. “The integrated circuit is nothing more than a very advanced electric circuit. An electric circuit is made from different electrical components such as transistors, resistors, capacitors, and diodes that are connected to each other in different ways. These components have different behaviors.” http://www.nobelprize.org/educational/physics/integrated_circuit/history/ Calculators use transistors

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