The world's earliest computer was a silk loom built in China over two millennia ago, according to a claim made by China's ...

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A Computer Science student has complained about the heavy focus on mathematics in his programme, stating that over 70% of ...

The Department of Computer Science is the leading Finnish unit in its field. It is responsible for teaching and research in computer science at the University of Helsinki. The teachers and researchers ...

With Prince William schools recently celebrating computer science education week, the division highlighted efforts to make computer science opportunities accessible to all students and announced a new ...

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For almost a century, Science News journalists have covered advances in science, medicine and technology for the general public, including the 1925 Scopes “monkey” trial, the advent of the atomic age ...