2024/08/29

 

From Bones to Turing Machines

The Lebombo Bone and Other Ancient Mathematical Objects
African Binary code

  The Ishango Bone

Turing Machine Simulator
Turing Machine Simulator 2
Turing Machine Simulator 3 (Java)

A Turing Machine Overview
BTW, my thoughts on the recent Turing Biopic and a related news article.


The Manchester Baby (1948)




MESM 1950 (Kyiv)


Some resources about the Abacus
The Abacus in Various Number Systems
Demo (The Chinese Abacus)
Mechanical Calculators
The Pascaline




The Antikythera Mechanism

The Antikythera Mechanism Research Project
NOVA: Ancient Computer


Another video of the Antikythera Mechanism
Babbage, Lovelace and the Analytical Engine
The Difference Engine
The Analytical Engine
9 Neat Facts About the World's First Computer Programmer, Ada Lovelace&nbsp
Ada Lovelace and the Analytical Engine
Helping Ada Lovelace with her Homework: Classroom Exercises from a Victorian Calculus Course








It Started Digital Wheels Turning


Cool implementation of Babbage's Difference Engine using LEGO! Photos, description of adder and carry propagation logic, mechanical issues, etc. at: By Andy Carol


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