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So is computer. It too, used to refer to a person, rather than a machine. (albeit a long time ago). http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=computer http://w
by satori99 10y ago
So is computer.
It too, used to refer to a person, rather than a machine. (albeit a long time ago).
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=computer http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=computer
- huxley 10y agoTrue, for some definitions of "a long time ago" Dorothy Vaughan and other "computers" were doing calculations by hand as a career into the early 1960s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Vaughan
- satori99 10y agoShe was recently portrayed in the film 'Hidden Figures', right? I haven't seen it, but it looks quite interesting.