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> mathematicians by calculators Calculators didn't replace mathematicians, they replaced Computers (as an occupation). To the point that most people don't even
by olddustytrail 1y ago
> mathematicians by calculators
Calculators didn't replace mathematicians, they replaced Computers (as an occupation). To the point that most people don't even know it used to be a job for people.
I say calculators but there is a blurry line between early electronic computers and calculators. Portable electronic calculators also replaced the slide rule, around the late 1970s, which had been the instrument of choice for engineers for around 350 years!
- noncoml 1y ago> Calculators didn't replace mathematicians, they replaced Computers Imho you are underestimating the work of programmers if you compare them to “Computers”
- olddustytrail 1y agoI didn't mention programmers at all in my comment. In fact the first programmers were mainly women because they came from a Computer background.