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2. History of computers¶

2.1. Prehistory
2.2. Dawn of Computers
2.3. The First Generation
2.4. The Second Generation
2.5. The Third Generation
2.6. The Fourth Generation
2.7. Modern Computers

There is no one person who can claim to be the inventor of the computer - many people contributed to the development of the modern computer:

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