1843: Charles Babbage and Augusta Ada King
In her famous notes on Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine, the earliest (unrealised) concept of a modern computer, Augusta Ada King, Countess of Lovelace is the first to imagine, along with many other far-reaching thoughts, these new ideas to not only be applicable in science and industry, but also art and entertainment. She supposes that a programmable machine such as Babbage’s could as well be used to compose complex music or create pictures. Researchers trying to have some fun with their expensive scientific computers will be one of the most important driving forces behind the development of computer and video games.
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