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A collection of Computer Science backgrounds covering interesting history & folklore

Computer Science History Backgrounds

Here are a collection of backgrounds I've created to help spark interest in Computer Science. I leave them on the projector during breaks so that students can learn some of the weirder and fun parts of computer science history. Here's a small sampling.

1804 - The Jacquard Loom

jacquard loom

jacquard loom

1842 - The Analytical Engine

weave analytical engine

1968 - The First Computer Mouse

mouse origin