# 1.1 早期的计算（Early Computing）

### 1.1.1 信息时代（Electronic Age）

三次工业革命推动全球发展：

1. 第一次（蒸汽）：用机械提高农业、工业、畜牧业的规模，又名机器时代（the Age of Machines）。
2. 第二次（电力）：第二次工业革命以电力的大规模应用为代表，电灯的发明为标志，用上了石油作为能源。
3. 第三次（电脑）：个人电脑的普及，互联网的出现，信息时代的到来。

### 1.1.2 早期计算历史

> "At each increase of knowledge, as well as on the contrivance of every new tool, human labor becomes abridged." by Charles Babbage
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> 「随着知识的增长和新工具的诞生，人工劳力会越来越少。」——查尔斯·巴贝奇

<figure><img src="/files/h4y96qdQN2iHar9olTPj" alt=""><figcaption><p>早期计算历史</p></figcaption></figure>


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