Possibly mention Konrad Zuse in Computers chapter

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Possibly mention Konrad Zuse in Computers chapter #65

Open RHMedel opened 3 months ago

RHMedel commented 3 months ago

Between the '30 and '40, until the development of the ENIAC, an important development in computers was done by the German inventor Konrad Zuse. He created the machines that are considered the first digital computers. To avoid a US-centered history of computing, I suggest to include some references to his work.

amyjko commented 3 months ago

Thanks for the suggestion! Any primary sources you can point me too, so we can provide links to further reading and history?

RHMedel commented 3 months ago

Encyclopedia Britannica includes Zuse in some articles: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Konrad-Zuse
There is a mention of him and his computers under the label "1941" in https://www.livescience.com/20718-computer-history.html
Based on the previous citation, Zuse is mentioned in Gerard O'Regan (2021) A Brief History of Computing. 3rd ed. Springer.