1927, J. B. S. Haldane, Possible Worlds and Other Essays, p. 173Only a few years ago Mr. Powers, an American computer, disproved a hypothesis about prime numbers which had held the field for more than 250 years.
2003, Bill Bryson, A Short History of Nearly Everything, BCA, p. 116:One Harvard computer, Annie Jump Cannon, used her repetitive acquaintance with the stars to devise a system of stellar classifications so practical that it is still in use today.
A programmable electronic device that performs mathematicalcalculations and logicaloperations, especially one that can process, store and retrieve large amounts of data very quickly; now especially, a small one for personal or home use employed for manipulating text or graphics, accessing the Internet, or playing games or media. from 20th c.
