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Computer Technology Contributions
Computer science is an ever–evolving field that is relevant to the daily activities of almost all people living in the 21st century. Through the
years, the field of computer science has advanced thanks to the contributions of numerous scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. From the
programs powering medical devices in healthcare to the operating systems on mobile devices, the work of computer scientists is responsible for
the technologies that power our lives. This paper describes the contributions made by Ada Lovelace, Linus Torvalds, and Dennis Ritchie to the
field of computer science. 1: Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace is most known for her contributions to computer science during a time before computer
science was a recognized discipline. Her work involved a thorough series of notes on Charles Babbage's analytical engine, including a table that
explained how the engine could potentially display Bernoulli numbers (Martin, 2015). The analytical engine was an industrial–era invention
intended to carry out computations using punched cards (Martin, 2015). She was tasked with translating Italian mathematician Luigi Menabrea's
notes on Babbage's analytical engine, which she published in 1843 (Martin, 2015). Ada's notes on the analytical engine were much greater than
the original translation, and she was able to realize the true potential of the analytical engine. She was able to come up with an algorithm for the
analytical engine that could be used to calculate Bernoulli
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Computer Technology Contributions

  • 1. Computer Technology Contributions Computer science is an ever–evolving field that is relevant to the daily activities of almost all people living in the 21st century. Through the years, the field of computer science has advanced thanks to the contributions of numerous scientists, engineers, and mathematicians. From the programs powering medical devices in healthcare to the operating systems on mobile devices, the work of computer scientists is responsible for the technologies that power our lives. This paper describes the contributions made by Ada Lovelace, Linus Torvalds, and Dennis Ritchie to the field of computer science. 1: Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace is most known for her contributions to computer science during a time before computer science was a recognized discipline. Her work involved a thorough series of notes on Charles Babbage's analytical engine, including a table that explained how the engine could potentially display Bernoulli numbers (Martin, 2015). The analytical engine was an industrial–era invention intended to carry out computations using punched cards (Martin, 2015). She was tasked with translating Italian mathematician Luigi Menabrea's notes on Babbage's analytical engine, which she published in 1843 (Martin, 2015). Ada's notes on the analytical engine were much greater than the original translation, and she was able to realize the true potential of the analytical engine. She was able to come up with an algorithm for the analytical engine that could be used to calculate Bernoulli Get more content on HelpWriting.net