“The link between history and computer science has existed for many centuries, the origins of it were from the seventeenth century where the French mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal, built the first mechanical calculating machine called the “Pascalina”, instead in the nineteenth century the inventor Charles Babbage designed the first “analytical engine”, a precursor idea of modern computers.”
The History of Computer Science
The history of computer science was strengthened more during the Second World War, when Alan Turing invented the first “Christopher” machine used to decrypt the coded messages of the “Enigma” machine, thus managing to change the course of the war and contributing to the history of computer technology by becoming the father of the inventor of it.
During World War II, the era of the first electronic computers invented by the ENIAC agency also began, from the United States, these computers were used for military and scientific purposes.
Alan Turing is recognized as one of the brightest and most influential minds of the twentieth century, his contribution to Enigma’s theory of cryptography during the war had a significant impact on computing.
The timeline of the History of Computer Science
Artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence is concerned with solving problems and providing solutions that would require human intelligence.
ChatGPT, the original artificial intelligence, was only born in January 2023 with the ChatGPT 3.5 version, with already more than 1.7 billion users.
In recent months, ChatGPT has released its brand new version 4.0 with a subscription of €20 per month, the subscription adds the ability to interpret images and from the text (sent by a user) form images, manage texts up to 25 thousand words long, set a specific tone or style and finally it is more precise, more reliable and safe.
AI is widely used in various industries, including healthcare, finance, cybersecurity, autonomous driving, and many more.
Il VR
Virtual reality is another point that has been very popular in recent years, VR is a computing device, such as glasses or viewers, to create an immersive experience in a simulated environment.
The goal of VR is to make users feel like they are physically present in a virtual environment, allowing them to interact with this environment in ways that simulate real-world interactions.
The main VR games are: Supershot an action game where time only moves when you move, The Elder Scrools V a game based on the role-playing game, and Arizona Sunshine a game set in a zombie-infested post-apocalyptic world.
The most anticipated VR games of 2024 are: Madison, Silent Slayer, and Stranger Things.