This dimension groups computing concepts by the era in which they first emerged. Wikipedia notes that "the fundamental concern of computer science is determining what can and cannot be automated," a concern whose answers have grown and changed across every era of the field. Browsing by origin era lets a visitor compare concepts that arose in the same period.
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Era of Emergence 1970s
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1. Wikipedia: Turing machine
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The Turing machine was invented in 1936 by Alan Turing, who called it an "a-machine" (automatic machine).
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