Computer science

The fundamental concern of computer science is determining what can and cannot be automated. The Turing Award is generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science.

History

![Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646–1716) developed logic in a binary number system and has been called the "founder of computer science".](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/ChristophBernhardFrancke-BildnisdesPhilosophenLeibniz%28ca.1695%29.jpg/250px-ChristophBernhardFrancke-BildnisdesPhilosophenLeibniz%28ca.1695%29.jpg)

History

![Charles Babbage is sometimes referred to as the "father of computing".](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Babbage40.png/250px-Babbage40.png)

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Computer science