The first use of the word “computer” was recorded in 1613 in a book called “The young mans gleanings” by English writer Richard Braithwait. It referred to a person who carried out calculations, or computations, and the word continued with the same meaning until the middle of the 20th century. From the end of the 19th century the word began to take on its more familiar meaning, a machine that carries out computations.
The Zuse Z3, 1941, considered the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computing machine.
The Zuse Z3, 1941, considered the world's first working programmable, fully automatic computing machine.