The Inca may have invented the world’s first computer system—600 years ago

Scientists used the quipu’s data to build working spreadsheets, file systems, and encryption tools, rivaling conventional ...

600-year-old Inca reveal ‘computer-like’ system that could store data, organise records, and even mimic encryption

Before smartphones, spreadsheets, or even written alphabets as we know them, the Inca appear to have managed information in a ...
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Computer system designs structures based on available reclaimed wood

A special computer system could help change that, by facilitating the use of wood reclaimed from existing buildings. Currently in development at the ETH Zurich research institute, the system is ...