Matches in DBpedia 2015-10 for { ?s ?p "The term "computer", in use from the early 17th century (the first known written reference dates from 1613), meant "one who computes": a person performing mathematical calculations, before electronic computers became commercially available."The human computer is supposed to be following fixed rules; he has no authority to deviate from them in any detail." (Turing, 1950)Teams of people were frequently used to undertake long and often tedious calculations; the work was divided so that this could be done in parallel.The first time the term "Computer" appeared in The New York Times was in May 2, 1892; the ad by the US Civil Service Commission stated:"A Computer Wanted. "@en }
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- Human_computer comment "The term "computer", in use from the early 17th century (the first known written reference dates from 1613), meant "one who computes": a person performing mathematical calculations, before electronic computers became commercially available."The human computer is supposed to be following fixed rules; he has no authority to deviate from them in any detail." (Turing, 1950)Teams of people were frequently used to undertake long and often tedious calculations; the work was divided so that this could be done in parallel.The first time the term "Computer" appeared in The New York Times was in May 2, 1892; the ad by the US Civil Service Commission stated:"A Computer Wanted. ".