The Transition from Abacus to Binary Logic Gates
In short: Human calculation evolved from physical tools like the abacus and mechanical gears to the birth of electronic logic and transistors.
A 1:48 short film in the series “From Fingers to Qubits”.
Sources used in this film: Whipple Museum of the History of Science, “A Brief History of Calculating Devices | Whipple Museum of the History of Science”; Britannica, “Pascaline | Mechanical Calculator, Addition Device, Subtraction | Britannica”; Science Museum, “Charles Babbage’s Difference Engines and the Science Museum | Science Museum”; Computer History Museum, “The Engines | Babbage Engine | Computer History Museum”; Britannica, “Analytical Engine | Description & Facts | Britannica”; Greenia, “Invention-of-the-Transistor”; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “George Boole (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)”; University of St Andrews, “George Boole - Biography”; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, “A symbolic analysis of relay and switching circuits”; Smithsonian Institution, “The Abacus and the Numeral Frame”; Whipple Museum of the History of Science, “Whipple Museum of the History of Science”; Smithsonian Institution, “Pascal Adding Machine Section (Replica)”.
Sources used in this film
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science — A Brief History of Calculating Devices | Whipple Museum of the History of Science · View →
- Britannica — Pascaline | Mechanical Calculator, Addition Device, Subtraction | Britannica · View →
- Science Museum — Charles Babbage’s Difference Engines and the Science Museum | Science Museum · View →
- Computer History Museum — The Engines | Babbage Engine | Computer History Museum · View →
- Britannica — Analytical Engine | Description & Facts | Britannica · View →
- Greenia — Invention-of-the-Transistor · View →
- Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy — George Boole (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy) · View →
- University of St Andrews — George Boole - Biography · View →
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology — A symbolic analysis of relay and switching circuits · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — The Abacus and the Numeral Frame · View →
- Whipple Museum of the History of Science — Whipple Museum of the History of Science · View →
- Smithsonian Institution — Pascal Adding Machine Section (Replica) · View →
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Sources
- Summary by Intellect · source: Whipple Museum of the History of Science, University of Cambridge: A Brief History of Calculating Devices
- Also: Pascaline | Mechanical Calculator, Addition Device, Subtraction | Britannica
- Also: Charles Babbage’s Difference Engines and the Science Museum | Science Museum
- Also: Computer History Museum: The Engines | Babbage Engine | Computer History Museum
- Also: Analytical Engine | Description & Facts | Britannica
- Also: Greenia: Invention-of-the-Transistor
- Also: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: George Boole
- Also: University of St Andrews: George Boole - Biography
- Also: Massachusetts Institute of Technology: A symbolic analysis of relay and switching circuits
- Also: Smithsonian National Museum of American History: The Abacus and the Numeral Frame
- Also: Mechanical Calculation | Whipple Museum of the History of Science
- Also: Smithsonian Institution: Pascal Adding Machine Section (Replica)
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