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File: | File:Jean-Louis_Pons.jpg|link=Jean-Louis Pons (nonfiction)|1801: Astronomer [[Jean-Louis Pons (nonfiction)|Jean-Louis Pons]] makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history. | ||
File:EDSAC.jpg|link=Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (nonfiction)|1958: [[Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (nonfiction)|EDSAC]], the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, is shut down, having been superseded by EDSAC 2. | File:EDSAC.jpg|link=Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (nonfiction)|1958: [[Electronic delay storage automatic calculator (nonfiction)|EDSAC]], the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, is shut down, having been superseded by EDSAC 2. | ||
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1801: Astronomer Jean-Louis Pons makes his first comet discovery. In the next 27 years he discovers another 36 comets, more than any other person in history.
1958: EDSAC, the first practical electronic digital stored-program computer, is shut down, having been superseded by EDSAC 2.