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Arnold Nordsieck and Richard Norberg created this Differential Analyzer in 1956 to solve equations in physics.
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The Nordsieck/Norberg Differential Analyzer featured multiple computation units allowing for addition, integration and multiplication mounted on a rolling table. Electrical signals connected the units via servos.

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Herman Hollerith developed this 1890 tabulation machine for the Census Bureau. Holes punched in a card represented census results, with the card placed in a press that counted the holes. In 1911, Hollerith sold his patents for the machine to the Computing, Tabulating, and Recording Company, which eventually became IBM.

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Simon Hill

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Simon Hill

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Marta Musso

The Universe Is Full of ‘Impossible’ Black Holes. Scientists Now Know Why

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Jorge Garay

Quantum ‘Jamming’ Could Help Unlock the Mysteries of Causality

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Matt von Hippel

After Testing Dozens, These Are the Outdoor Security Cameras I Recommend

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Simon Hill

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The investment comes as Elon Musk’s AI unit faces complaints about the carbon-emitting units and looks to become a big player in cloud computing.

Paresh Dave

Build a Radio Wave Detector With Balls of Aluminum Foil!

Here’s how you can hack together a radio transmitter and receiver out of stuff you have at home—and explore the weirdness of wireless.

Rhett Allain

The US Has a Plan to Combat Screwworm. It Involves a Lot More Flies

Releasing sterilized flies can crash a local population of flesh-eating screwworms. But the US currently has limited capacity to produce them.

Emily Mullin

The Best Prepaid Phone Plans to Slash Your Monthly Bill

Forget the pricey, postpaid cell plans and two-year contracts. Save with one of these WIRED-tested options from US Mobile, Boost, and Google Fi.

Matthew S. Smith