It also contained a "mill" with a control unit that allowed processing instructions in any sequence, and output devices to produce printed results. ... His first task was to find a faster way to compute the U.S. census. ... It was slow, taking three to five seconds per calculation, and inflexible because sequences of calculations could not change, but it could perform basic math and also more complex equations. ... One of its impressive early achievements was predicting the winner of the 1952 presidential election, Dwight D. ... The first machines to take advantage of this transistor t...

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From the first computer, software has become more important. ... People use them to make math easier with calculators, and use them to withdraw money on the go with ATM machines. ... The first one is composed of writing, music, and film, which are covered by copyright. ... Current patent laws also make it more costly to develop new software such as new input software to replace mouse devices. ... For instance, in what may be a virtual reality future, the glove might be the input device. ...

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Even though America had the highest literacy rate in the world in the early 1800's, the country had no statewide system of free, public elementary schools. ... Holyoke as the first college for women. ... Furthermore, Emma Willard held seminars in the North that trained female teachers in math, physics, history, and geography. ... Women made some progress by being accepted into Ohio's Oberlin College and by Mary Lyon creating Mount Holyoke, the nation's first permanent women's college. ... Horace Mann said, "Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin,...

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