2. Charles Babbage, mathematician, and his differential engine.
Hugely overblown. A Babbage engine would have been at least size of a very large room. Modern computer theory were much more heavily influenced by Alan Turing. Though the Analytical Engine had many of the features of a modern computer it was in actuality a technological dead end. What we know know as computers were designed and developed independently and with very little connection to Babbage and his ideas.
3. Six Sigma Statistical methods
Are you freaking serious? Six Sigma is the TM of quality. The ultimate purpose of Six Sigma is to enrich the consultants. ISO 9001 is a much more effective QM program. I venture to guess computer manufacturers have used parts of each, but in reality Six Sigma is more about the process than actually implementing anything.
But that you think it really has much to do with the computer sitting on your desk is kind of stunning.
ABE
Babbage's Differential Engine did not have any features of a modern computer. It was simply a calculator.
The Analytical Engine had features also found in modern computers.
Know of which you speak if you want to make some sort of profound statement.
Edited by Theodoric, : More on Babbage
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