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gem-squad_v2-train-10700 | 56fdc947761e401900d28bf3 | Computer | The slide rule was invented around 1620–1630, shortly after the publication of the concept of the logarithm. It is a hand-operated analog computer for doing multiplication and division. As slide rule development progressed, added scales provided reciprocals, squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots, as well as transcendental functions such as logarithms and exponentials, circular and hyperbolic trigonometry and other functions. Aviation is one of the few fields where slide rules are still in widespread use, particularly for solving time–distance problems in light aircraft. To save space and for ease of reading, these are typically circular devices rather than the classic linear slide rule shape. A popular example is the E6B. | When was the slide rule first invented? | When was the slide rule first invented? | [
"When was the slide rule first invented?"
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"text": [
"1620–1630"
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"answer_start": [
35
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} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10701 | 56fdc947761e401900d28bf4 | Computer | The slide rule was invented around 1620–1630, shortly after the publication of the concept of the logarithm. It is a hand-operated analog computer for doing multiplication and division. As slide rule development progressed, added scales provided reciprocals, squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots, as well as transcendental functions such as logarithms and exponentials, circular and hyperbolic trigonometry and other functions. Aviation is one of the few fields where slide rules are still in widespread use, particularly for solving time–distance problems in light aircraft. To save space and for ease of reading, these are typically circular devices rather than the classic linear slide rule shape. A popular example is the E6B. | What is the slide rule used for? | What is the slide rule used for? | [
"What is the slide rule used for?"
] | {
"text": [
"doing multiplication and division."
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"answer_start": [
151
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10702 | 56fdc947761e401900d28bf5 | Computer | The slide rule was invented around 1620–1630, shortly after the publication of the concept of the logarithm. It is a hand-operated analog computer for doing multiplication and division. As slide rule development progressed, added scales provided reciprocals, squares and square roots, cubes and cube roots, as well as transcendental functions such as logarithms and exponentials, circular and hyperbolic trigonometry and other functions. Aviation is one of the few fields where slide rules are still in widespread use, particularly for solving time–distance problems in light aircraft. To save space and for ease of reading, these are typically circular devices rather than the classic linear slide rule shape. A popular example is the E6B. | What industry are slide rules still used today? | What industry are slide rules still used today? | [
"What industry are slide rules still used today?"
] | {
"text": [
"Aviation"
],
"answer_start": [
438
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10703 | 56fdc9b8761e401900d28bf9 | Computer | In the 1770s Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker, built a mechanical doll (automata) that could write holding a quill pen. By switching the number and order of its internal wheels different letters, and hence different messages, could be produced. In effect, it could be mechanically "programmed" to read instructions. Along with two other complex machines, the doll is at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and still operates. | What was the profession of Pierre Jaquet-Droz? | What was the profession of Pierre Jaquet-Droz? | [
"What was the profession of Pierre Jaquet-Droz?"
] | {
"text": [
"a Swiss watchmaker"
],
"answer_start": [
33
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10704 | 56fdc9b8761e401900d28bfa | Computer | In the 1770s Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker, built a mechanical doll (automata) that could write holding a quill pen. By switching the number and order of its internal wheels different letters, and hence different messages, could be produced. In effect, it could be mechanically "programmed" to read instructions. Along with two other complex machines, the doll is at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and still operates. | When did Pierre Jaquet-Droz build a mechanical doll that could hold a pen? | When did Pierre Jaquet-Droz build a mechanical doll that could hold a pen? | [
"When did Pierre Jaquet-Droz build a mechanical doll that could hold a pen?"
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"text": [
"In the 1770s"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10705 | 56fdc9b8761e401900d28bfb | Computer | In the 1770s Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker, built a mechanical doll (automata) that could write holding a quill pen. By switching the number and order of its internal wheels different letters, and hence different messages, could be produced. In effect, it could be mechanically "programmed" to read instructions. Along with two other complex machines, the doll is at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and still operates. | Where is the doll Pierre Jaquet-Droz built today? | Where is the doll Pierre Jaquet-Droz built today? | [
"Where is the doll Pierre Jaquet-Droz built today?"
] | {
"text": [
"Musée d'Art et d'Histoire"
],
"answer_start": [
380
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10706 | 56fdc9b8761e401900d28bfc | Computer | In the 1770s Pierre Jaquet-Droz, a Swiss watchmaker, built a mechanical doll (automata) that could write holding a quill pen. By switching the number and order of its internal wheels different letters, and hence different messages, could be produced. In effect, it could be mechanically "programmed" to read instructions. Along with two other complex machines, the doll is at the Musée d'Art et d'Histoire of Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and still operates. | Where is the Musee d-Art et d'Histoire located? | Where is the Musee d-Art et d'Histoire located? | [
"Where is the Musee d-Art et d'Histoire located?"
] | {
"text": [
"Neuchâtel, Switzerland"
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409
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10707 | 56fdca0319033b140034cd75 | Computer | The tide-predicting machine invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872 was of great utility to navigation in shallow waters. It used a system of pulleys and wires to automatically calculate predicted tide levels for a set period at a particular location. | When was the tide-predicting machine invented by Sir William Thomson invented? | When was the tide-predicting machine invented by Sir William Thomson invented? | [
"When was the tide-predicting machine invented by Sir William Thomson invented?"
] | {
"text": [
"1872"
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"answer_start": [
63
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10708 | 56fdca0319033b140034cd76 | Computer | The tide-predicting machine invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872 was of great utility to navigation in shallow waters. It used a system of pulleys and wires to automatically calculate predicted tide levels for a set period at a particular location. | Who invented the first tide-predicting machine in 1872? | Who invented the first tide-predicting machine in 1872? | [
"Who invented the first tide-predicting machine in 1872?"
] | {
"text": [
"Sir William Thomson"
],
"answer_start": [
40
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10709 | 56fdca0319033b140034cd77 | Computer | The tide-predicting machine invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872 was of great utility to navigation in shallow waters. It used a system of pulleys and wires to automatically calculate predicted tide levels for a set period at a particular location. | What did Sir William Thomson's tide-predicting machine use to function? | What did Sir William Thomson's tide-predicting machine use to function? | [
"What did Sir William Thomson's tide-predicting machine use to function?"
] | {
"text": [
"system of pulleys and wires"
],
"answer_start": [
132
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10710 | 56fdcadf761e401900d28c01 | Computer | The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration, used wheel-and-disc mechanisms to perform the integration. In 1876 Lord Kelvin had already discussed the possible construction of such calculators, but he had been stymied by the limited output torque of the ball-and-disk integrators. In a differential analyzer, the output of one integrator drove the input of the next integrator, or a graphing output. The torque amplifier was the advance that allowed these machines to work. Starting in the 1920s, Vannevar Bush and others developed mechanical differential analyzers. | What type of mechanisms did the differential analyzer use? | What type of mechanisms did the differential analyzer use? | [
"What type of mechanisms did the differential analyzer use?"
] | {
"text": [
"wheel-and-disc"
],
"answer_start": [
118
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10711 | 56fdcadf761e401900d28c02 | Computer | The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration, used wheel-and-disc mechanisms to perform the integration. In 1876 Lord Kelvin had already discussed the possible construction of such calculators, but he had been stymied by the limited output torque of the ball-and-disk integrators. In a differential analyzer, the output of one integrator drove the input of the next integrator, or a graphing output. The torque amplifier was the advance that allowed these machines to work. Starting in the 1920s, Vannevar Bush and others developed mechanical differential analyzers. | In 1876 who lobbied for the construction of the differential analyzers? | In 1876 who lobbied for the construction of the differential analyzers? | [
"In 1876 who lobbied for the construction of the differential analyzers?"
] | {
"text": [
"Lord Kelvin"
],
"answer_start": [
180
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10712 | 56fdcadf761e401900d28c03 | Computer | The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration, used wheel-and-disc mechanisms to perform the integration. In 1876 Lord Kelvin had already discussed the possible construction of such calculators, but he had been stymied by the limited output torque of the ball-and-disk integrators. In a differential analyzer, the output of one integrator drove the input of the next integrator, or a graphing output. The torque amplifier was the advance that allowed these machines to work. Starting in the 1920s, Vannevar Bush and others developed mechanical differential analyzers. | During what decade were mechanical differential analyzers developed? | During what decade were mechanical differential analyzers developed? | [
"During what decade were mechanical differential analyzers developed?"
] | {
"text": [
"1920s"
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"answer_start": [
557
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10713 | 56fdcadf761e401900d28c04 | Computer | The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration, used wheel-and-disc mechanisms to perform the integration. In 1876 Lord Kelvin had already discussed the possible construction of such calculators, but he had been stymied by the limited output torque of the ball-and-disk integrators. In a differential analyzer, the output of one integrator drove the input of the next integrator, or a graphing output. The torque amplifier was the advance that allowed these machines to work. Starting in the 1920s, Vannevar Bush and others developed mechanical differential analyzers. | In the 1920s, who was the person who developed mechanical differential analyzers? | In the 1920s, who was the person who developed mechanical differential analyzers? | [
"In the 1920s, who was the person who developed mechanical differential analyzers?"
] | {
"text": [
"Vannevar Bush"
],
"answer_start": [
564
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10714 | 56fdcbae19033b140034cd7b | Computer | Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer and polymath, originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", he conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century. After working on his revolutionary difference engine, designed to aid in navigational calculations, in 1833 he realized that a much more general design, an Analytical Engine, was possible. The input of programs and data was to be provided to the machine via punched cards, a method being used at the time to direct mechanical looms such as the Jacquard loom. For output, the machine would have a printer, a curve plotter and a bell. The machine would also be able to punch numbers onto cards to be read in later. The Engine incorporated an arithmetic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops, and integrated memory, making it the first design for a general-purpose computer that could be described in modern terms as Turing-complete. | Who invented the concept of a programmable computer? | Who invented the concept of a programmable computer? | [
"Who invented the concept of a programmable computer?"
] | {
"text": [
"Charles Babbage"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10715 | 56fdcbae19033b140034cd7c | Computer | Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer and polymath, originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", he conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century. After working on his revolutionary difference engine, designed to aid in navigational calculations, in 1833 he realized that a much more general design, an Analytical Engine, was possible. The input of programs and data was to be provided to the machine via punched cards, a method being used at the time to direct mechanical looms such as the Jacquard loom. For output, the machine would have a printer, a curve plotter and a bell. The machine would also be able to punch numbers onto cards to be read in later. The Engine incorporated an arithmetic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops, and integrated memory, making it the first design for a general-purpose computer that could be described in modern terms as Turing-complete. | Who is considered the "father of the computer"? | Who is considered the "father of the computer"? | [
"Who is considered the \"father of the computer\"?"
] | {
"text": [
"Charles Babbage"
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"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10716 | 56fdcbae19033b140034cd7d | Computer | Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer and polymath, originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", he conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century. After working on his revolutionary difference engine, designed to aid in navigational calculations, in 1833 he realized that a much more general design, an Analytical Engine, was possible. The input of programs and data was to be provided to the machine via punched cards, a method being used at the time to direct mechanical looms such as the Jacquard loom. For output, the machine would have a printer, a curve plotter and a bell. The machine would also be able to punch numbers onto cards to be read in later. The Engine incorporated an arithmetic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops, and integrated memory, making it the first design for a general-purpose computer that could be described in modern terms as Turing-complete. | During what century was the first mechanical computer invented by Charles Babbage? | During what century was the first mechanical computer invented by Charles Babbage? | [
"During what century was the first mechanical computer invented by Charles Babbage?"
] | {
"text": [
"early 19th century"
],
"answer_start": [
222
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10717 | 56fdcbae19033b140034cd7e | Computer | Charles Babbage, an English mechanical engineer and polymath, originated the concept of a programmable computer. Considered the "father of the computer", he conceptualized and invented the first mechanical computer in the early 19th century. After working on his revolutionary difference engine, designed to aid in navigational calculations, in 1833 he realized that a much more general design, an Analytical Engine, was possible. The input of programs and data was to be provided to the machine via punched cards, a method being used at the time to direct mechanical looms such as the Jacquard loom. For output, the machine would have a printer, a curve plotter and a bell. The machine would also be able to punch numbers onto cards to be read in later. The Engine incorporated an arithmetic logic unit, control flow in the form of conditional branching and loops, and integrated memory, making it the first design for a general-purpose computer that could be described in modern terms as Turing-complete. | What year did Charles Babbage find out that An Analytical Engine was possible? | What year did Charles Babbage find out that An Analytical Engine was possible? | [
"What year did Charles Babbage find out that An Analytical Engine was possible?"
] | {
"text": [
"1833"
],
"answer_start": [
345
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10718 | 56fdcc3b19033b140034cd83 | Computer | The machine was about a century ahead of its time. All the parts for his machine had to be made by hand — this was a major problem for a device with thousands of parts. Eventually, the project was dissolved with the decision of the British Government to cease funding. Babbage's failure to complete the analytical engine can be chiefly attributed to difficulties not only of politics and financing, but also to his desire to develop an increasingly sophisticated computer and to move ahead faster than anyone else could follow. Nevertheless, his son, Henry Babbage, completed a simplified version of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. | Who was Charles Babbage's son? | Who was Charles Babbage's son? | [
"Who was Charles Babbage's son?"
] | {
"text": [
"Henry Babbage"
],
"answer_start": [
551
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10719 | 56fdcc3b19033b140034cd84 | Computer | The machine was about a century ahead of its time. All the parts for his machine had to be made by hand — this was a major problem for a device with thousands of parts. Eventually, the project was dissolved with the decision of the British Government to cease funding. Babbage's failure to complete the analytical engine can be chiefly attributed to difficulties not only of politics and financing, but also to his desire to develop an increasingly sophisticated computer and to move ahead faster than anyone else could follow. Nevertheless, his son, Henry Babbage, completed a simplified version of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. | Who created a simple version of the analytical engine's computing unit? | Who created a simple version of the analytical engine's computing unit? | [
"Who created a simple version of the analytical engine's computing unit?"
] | {
"text": [
"Henry Babbage"
],
"answer_start": [
551
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10720 | 56fdcc3b19033b140034cd85 | Computer | The machine was about a century ahead of its time. All the parts for his machine had to be made by hand — this was a major problem for a device with thousands of parts. Eventually, the project was dissolved with the decision of the British Government to cease funding. Babbage's failure to complete the analytical engine can be chiefly attributed to difficulties not only of politics and financing, but also to his desire to develop an increasingly sophisticated computer and to move ahead faster than anyone else could follow. Nevertheless, his son, Henry Babbage, completed a simplified version of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. | When was the mill created by Henry Babbage? | When was the mill created by Henry Babbage? | [
"When was the mill created by Henry Babbage?"
] | {
"text": [
"1888"
],
"answer_start": [
653
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10721 | 56fdcc3b19033b140034cd86 | Computer | The machine was about a century ahead of its time. All the parts for his machine had to be made by hand — this was a major problem for a device with thousands of parts. Eventually, the project was dissolved with the decision of the British Government to cease funding. Babbage's failure to complete the analytical engine can be chiefly attributed to difficulties not only of politics and financing, but also to his desire to develop an increasingly sophisticated computer and to move ahead faster than anyone else could follow. Nevertheless, his son, Henry Babbage, completed a simplified version of the analytical engine's computing unit (the mill) in 1888. He gave a successful demonstration of its use in computing tables in 1906. | When was a demonstration by Henry Babbage of the mill given? | When was a demonstration by Henry Babbage of the mill given? | [
"When was a demonstration by Henry Babbage of the mill given?"
] | {
"text": [
"1906"
],
"answer_start": [
728
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10722 | 56fdcccd761e401900d28c09 | Computer | The first modern analog computer was a tide-predicting machine, invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872. The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms, was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson, the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin. | Who invented the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine? | Who invented the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine? | [
"Who invented the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine?"
] | {
"text": [
"Sir William Thomson"
],
"answer_start": [
76
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10723 | 56fdcccd761e401900d28c0a | Computer | The first modern analog computer was a tide-predicting machine, invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872. The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms, was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson, the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin. | When was the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine created? | When was the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine created? | [
"When was the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine created?"
] | {
"text": [
"1872"
],
"answer_start": [
99
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10724 | 56fdcccd761e401900d28c0b | Computer | The first modern analog computer was a tide-predicting machine, invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872. The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms, was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson, the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin. | Who created the idea of the differential analyzer in 1876? | Who created the idea of the differential analyzer in 1876? | [
"Who created the idea of the differential analyzer in 1876?"
] | {
"text": [
"James Thomson"
],
"answer_start": [
280
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10725 | 56fdcccd761e401900d28c0c | Computer | The first modern analog computer was a tide-predicting machine, invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872. The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms, was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson, the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin. | James Thomson was the brother of what famous figure? | James Thomson was the brother of what famous figure? | [
"James Thomson was the brother of what famous figure?"
] | {
"text": [
"Lord Kelvin"
],
"answer_start": [
326
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10726 | 56fdcd2e761e401900d28c11 | Computer | The art of mechanical analog computing reached its zenith with the differential analyzer, built by H. L. Hazen and Vannevar Bush at MIT starting in 1927. This built on the mechanical integrators of James Thomson and the torque amplifiers invented by H. W. Nieman. A dozen of these devices were built before their obsolescence became obvious. | Where was the differential analyzer built by H.L. Hazen? | Where was the differential analyzer built by H.L. Hazen? | [
"Where was the differential analyzer built by H.L. Hazen?"
] | {
"text": [
"MIT"
],
"answer_start": [
132
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10727 | 56fdcd2e761e401900d28c12 | Computer | The art of mechanical analog computing reached its zenith with the differential analyzer, built by H. L. Hazen and Vannevar Bush at MIT starting in 1927. This built on the mechanical integrators of James Thomson and the torque amplifiers invented by H. W. Nieman. A dozen of these devices were built before their obsolescence became obvious. | The differential analyzer by H.L. Hazen and Vannevar Bush was first being built in what year? | The differential analyzer by H.L. Hazen and Vannevar Bush was first being built in what year? | [
"The differential analyzer by H.L. Hazen and Vannevar Bush was first being built in what year?"
] | {
"text": [
"1927"
],
"answer_start": [
148
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10728 | 56fdcd2e761e401900d28c13 | Computer | The art of mechanical analog computing reached its zenith with the differential analyzer, built by H. L. Hazen and Vannevar Bush at MIT starting in 1927. This built on the mechanical integrators of James Thomson and the torque amplifiers invented by H. W. Nieman. A dozen of these devices were built before their obsolescence became obvious. | The torque amplifiers of the differential analyzer were created by whom? | The torque amplifiers of the differential analyzer were created by whom? | [
"The torque amplifiers of the differential analyzer were created by whom?"
] | {
"text": [
"H. W. Nieman"
],
"answer_start": [
250
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10729 | 56fdcd6019033b140034cd8b | Computer | By the 1950s the success of digital electronic computers had spelled the end for most analog computing machines, but analog computers remain in use in some specialized applications such as education (control systems) and aircraft (slide rule). | By what decade were analog computing devices rendered obsolete? | By what decade were analog computing devices rendered obsolete? | [
"By what decade were analog computing devices rendered obsolete?"
] | {
"text": [
"50s"
],
"answer_start": [
9
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10730 | 56fdcd6019033b140034cd8c | Computer | By the 1950s the success of digital electronic computers had spelled the end for most analog computing machines, but analog computers remain in use in some specialized applications such as education (control systems) and aircraft (slide rule). | Analog computers remain in use in what industries? | Analog computers remain in use in what industries? | [
"Analog computers remain in use in what industries?"
] | {
"text": [
"education (control systems) and aircraft (slide rule)."
],
"answer_start": [
189
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10731 | 56fdda6219033b140034cd8f | Computer | The principle of the modern computer was first described by mathematician and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, who set out the idea in his seminal 1936 paper, On Computable Numbers. Turing reformulated Kurt Gödel's 1931 results on the limits of proof and computation, replacing Gödel's universal arithmetic-based formal language with the formal and simple hypothetical devices that became known as Turing machines. He proved that some such machine would be capable of performing any conceivable mathematical computation if it were representable as an algorithm. He went on to prove that there was no solution to the Entscheidungsproblem by first showing that the halting problem for Turing machines is undecidable: in general, it is not possible to decide algorithmically whether a given Turing machine will ever halt. | Who wrote the paper "On Computable Numbers"? | Who wrote the paper "On Computable Numbers"? | [
"Who wrote the paper \"On Computable Numbers\"?"
] | {
"text": [
"Alan Turing"
],
"answer_start": [
108
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10732 | 56fdda6219033b140034cd90 | Computer | The principle of the modern computer was first described by mathematician and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, who set out the idea in his seminal 1936 paper, On Computable Numbers. Turing reformulated Kurt Gödel's 1931 results on the limits of proof and computation, replacing Gödel's universal arithmetic-based formal language with the formal and simple hypothetical devices that became known as Turing machines. He proved that some such machine would be capable of performing any conceivable mathematical computation if it were representable as an algorithm. He went on to prove that there was no solution to the Entscheidungsproblem by first showing that the halting problem for Turing machines is undecidable: in general, it is not possible to decide algorithmically whether a given Turing machine will ever halt. | When did Alan Turing write the paper, "On Computable Numbers"? | When did Alan Turing write the paper, "On Computable Numbers"? | [
"When did Alan Turing write the paper, \"On Computable Numbers\"?"
] | {
"text": [
"1936"
],
"answer_start": [
157
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10733 | 56fdda6219033b140034cd91 | Computer | The principle of the modern computer was first described by mathematician and pioneering computer scientist Alan Turing, who set out the idea in his seminal 1936 paper, On Computable Numbers. Turing reformulated Kurt Gödel's 1931 results on the limits of proof and computation, replacing Gödel's universal arithmetic-based formal language with the formal and simple hypothetical devices that became known as Turing machines. He proved that some such machine would be capable of performing any conceivable mathematical computation if it were representable as an algorithm. He went on to prove that there was no solution to the Entscheidungsproblem by first showing that the halting problem for Turing machines is undecidable: in general, it is not possible to decide algorithmically whether a given Turing machine will ever halt. | Who did Turing revise the results on the limits of proof and computation in 1931? | Who did Turing revise the results on the limits of proof and computation in 1931? | [
"Who did Turing revise the results on the limits of proof and computation in 1931?"
] | {
"text": [
"Kurt Gödel"
],
"answer_start": [
212
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10734 | 56fddf1719033b140034cd95 | Computer | He also introduced the notion of a 'Universal Machine' (now known as a Universal Turing machine), with the idea that such a machine could perform the tasks of any other machine, or in other words, it is provably capable of computing anything that is computable by executing a program stored on tape, allowing the machine to be programmable. Von Neumann acknowledged that the central concept of the modern computer was due to this paper. Turing machines are to this day a central object of study in theory of computation. Except for the limitations imposed by their finite memory stores, modern computers are said to be Turing-complete, which is to say, they have algorithm execution capability equivalent to a universal Turing machine. | A Universal Machine is known as what today? | A Universal Machine is known as what today? | [
"A Universal Machine is known as what today?"
] | {
"text": [
"Universal Turing machine"
],
"answer_start": [
71
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10735 | 56fddf75761e401900d28c17 | Computer | By 1938 the United States Navy had developed an electromechanical analog computer small enough to use aboard a submarine. This was the Torpedo Data Computer, which used trigonometry to solve the problem of firing a torpedo at a moving target. During World War II similar devices were developed in other countries as well. | What part of the US military developed an electromechanical analog computer to use on a submarine? | What part of the US military developed an electromechanical analog computer to use on a submarine? | [
"What part of the US military developed an electromechanical analog computer to use on a submarine?"
] | {
"text": [
"the United States Navy"
],
"answer_start": [
8
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10736 | 56fddf75761e401900d28c18 | Computer | By 1938 the United States Navy had developed an electromechanical analog computer small enough to use aboard a submarine. This was the Torpedo Data Computer, which used trigonometry to solve the problem of firing a torpedo at a moving target. During World War II similar devices were developed in other countries as well. | When did the US Navy invent an electromechanical computer to use on a submarine? | When did the US Navy invent an electromechanical computer to use on a submarine? | [
"When did the US Navy invent an electromechanical computer to use on a submarine?"
] | {
"text": [
"1938"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10737 | 56fddf75761e401900d28c19 | Computer | By 1938 the United States Navy had developed an electromechanical analog computer small enough to use aboard a submarine. This was the Torpedo Data Computer, which used trigonometry to solve the problem of firing a torpedo at a moving target. During World War II similar devices were developed in other countries as well. | What type of math did the Torpedo Data computer use to fire a torpedo at a moving target? | What type of math did the Torpedo Data computer use to fire a torpedo at a moving target? | [
"What type of math did the Torpedo Data computer use to fire a torpedo at a moving target?"
] | {
"text": [
"trigonometry"
],
"answer_start": [
169
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10738 | 56fde0be761e401900d28c1d | Computer | Early digital computers were electromechanical; electric switches drove mechanical relays to perform the calculation. These devices had a low operating speed and were eventually superseded by much faster all-electric computers, originally using vacuum tubes. The Z2, created by German engineer Konrad Zuse in 1939, was one of the earliest examples of an electromechanical relay computer. | Who created the relay computer, the Z2? | Who created the relay computer, the Z2? | [
"Who created the relay computer, the Z2?"
] | {
"text": [
"Konrad Zuse"
],
"answer_start": [
294
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10739 | 56fde0be761e401900d28c1e | Computer | Early digital computers were electromechanical; electric switches drove mechanical relays to perform the calculation. These devices had a low operating speed and were eventually superseded by much faster all-electric computers, originally using vacuum tubes. The Z2, created by German engineer Konrad Zuse in 1939, was one of the earliest examples of an electromechanical relay computer. | When did Konrad Zuse invent the Z2? | When did Konrad Zuse invent the Z2? | [
"When did Konrad Zuse invent the Z2?"
] | {
"text": [
"1939"
],
"answer_start": [
309
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10740 | 56fde0be761e401900d28c1f | Computer | Early digital computers were electromechanical; electric switches drove mechanical relays to perform the calculation. These devices had a low operating speed and were eventually superseded by much faster all-electric computers, originally using vacuum tubes. The Z2, created by German engineer Konrad Zuse in 1939, was one of the earliest examples of an electromechanical relay computer. | What is one of the first electromechanical relay computers? | What is one of the first electromechanical relay computers? | [
"What is one of the first electromechanical relay computers?"
] | {
"text": [
"The Z2"
],
"answer_start": [
259
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10741 | 56fde0be761e401900d28c20 | Computer | Early digital computers were electromechanical; electric switches drove mechanical relays to perform the calculation. These devices had a low operating speed and were eventually superseded by much faster all-electric computers, originally using vacuum tubes. The Z2, created by German engineer Konrad Zuse in 1939, was one of the earliest examples of an electromechanical relay computer. | Konrad Zuse was an engineer with what nationality? | Konrad Zuse was an engineer with what nationality? | [
"Konrad Zuse was an engineer with what nationality?"
] | {
"text": [
"German"
],
"answer_start": [
278
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10742 | 56fde15e761e401900d28c25 | Computer | In 1941, Zuse followed his earlier machine up with the Z3, the world's first working electromechanical programmable, fully automatic digital computer. The Z3 was built with 2000 relays, implementing a 22 bit word length that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code was supplied on punched film while data could be stored in 64 words of memory or supplied from the keyboard. It was quite similar to modern machines in some respects, pioneering numerous advances such as floating point numbers. Replacement of the hard-to-implement decimal system (used in Charles Babbage's earlier design) by the simpler binary system meant that Zuse's machines were easier to build and potentially more reliable, given the technologies available at that time. The Z3 was Turing complete. | When did Konrad Zuse create the Z3 computer? | When did Konrad Zuse create the Z3 computer? | [
"When did Konrad Zuse create the Z3 computer?"
] | {
"text": [
"1941"
],
"answer_start": [
3
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10743 | 56fde15e761e401900d28c26 | Computer | In 1941, Zuse followed his earlier machine up with the Z3, the world's first working electromechanical programmable, fully automatic digital computer. The Z3 was built with 2000 relays, implementing a 22 bit word length that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code was supplied on punched film while data could be stored in 64 words of memory or supplied from the keyboard. It was quite similar to modern machines in some respects, pioneering numerous advances such as floating point numbers. Replacement of the hard-to-implement decimal system (used in Charles Babbage's earlier design) by the simpler binary system meant that Zuse's machines were easier to build and potentially more reliable, given the technologies available at that time. The Z3 was Turing complete. | What was the first automatic, digital, programmable computer created by Konrad Zuse? | What was the first automatic, digital, programmable computer created by Konrad Zuse? | [
"What was the first automatic, digital, programmable computer created by Konrad Zuse?"
] | {
"text": [
"the Z3"
],
"answer_start": [
51
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10744 | 56fde15e761e401900d28c27 | Computer | In 1941, Zuse followed his earlier machine up with the Z3, the world's first working electromechanical programmable, fully automatic digital computer. The Z3 was built with 2000 relays, implementing a 22 bit word length that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code was supplied on punched film while data could be stored in 64 words of memory or supplied from the keyboard. It was quite similar to modern machines in some respects, pioneering numerous advances such as floating point numbers. Replacement of the hard-to-implement decimal system (used in Charles Babbage's earlier design) by the simpler binary system meant that Zuse's machines were easier to build and potentially more reliable, given the technologies available at that time. The Z3 was Turing complete. | How many relays did the Z3 contain? | How many relays did the Z3 contain? | [
"How many relays did the Z3 contain?"
] | {
"text": [
"2000"
],
"answer_start": [
173
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10745 | 56fde15e761e401900d28c28 | Computer | In 1941, Zuse followed his earlier machine up with the Z3, the world's first working electromechanical programmable, fully automatic digital computer. The Z3 was built with 2000 relays, implementing a 22 bit word length that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code was supplied on punched film while data could be stored in 64 words of memory or supplied from the keyboard. It was quite similar to modern machines in some respects, pioneering numerous advances such as floating point numbers. Replacement of the hard-to-implement decimal system (used in Charles Babbage's earlier design) by the simpler binary system meant that Zuse's machines were easier to build and potentially more reliable, given the technologies available at that time. The Z3 was Turing complete. | What did the Z3 operate for a clock frequency? | What did the Z3 operate for a clock frequency? | [
"What did the Z3 operate for a clock frequency?"
] | {
"text": [
"about 5–10 Hz"
],
"answer_start": [
258
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10746 | 56fde15e761e401900d28c29 | Computer | In 1941, Zuse followed his earlier machine up with the Z3, the world's first working electromechanical programmable, fully automatic digital computer. The Z3 was built with 2000 relays, implementing a 22 bit word length that operated at a clock frequency of about 5–10 Hz. Program code was supplied on punched film while data could be stored in 64 words of memory or supplied from the keyboard. It was quite similar to modern machines in some respects, pioneering numerous advances such as floating point numbers. Replacement of the hard-to-implement decimal system (used in Charles Babbage's earlier design) by the simpler binary system meant that Zuse's machines were easier to build and potentially more reliable, given the technologies available at that time. The Z3 was Turing complete. | How many words of memory could be stored with the Z3? | How many words of memory could be stored with the Z3? | [
"How many words of memory could be stored with the Z3?"
] | {
"text": [
"64"
],
"answer_start": [
345
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10747 | 56fde2cb761e401900d28c2f | Computer | Purely electronic circuit elements soon replaced their mechanical and electromechanical equivalents, at the same time that digital calculation replaced analog. The engineer Tommy Flowers, working at the Post Office Research Station in London in the 1930s, began to explore the possible use of electronics for the telephone exchange. Experimental equipment that he built in 1934 went into operation 5 years later, converting a portion of the telephone exchange network into an electronic data processing system, using thousands of vacuum tubes. In the US, John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry of Iowa State University developed and tested the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) in 1942, the first "automatic electronic digital computer". This design was also all-electronic and used about 300 vacuum tubes, with capacitors fixed in a mechanically rotating drum for memory. | Where did the engineer Tommy Flowers work at during the 1930s? | Where did the engineer Tommy Flowers work at during the 1930s? | [
"Where did the engineer Tommy Flowers work at during the 1930s?"
] | {
"text": [
"Post Office Research Station"
],
"answer_start": [
203
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10748 | 56fde2cb761e401900d28c30 | Computer | Purely electronic circuit elements soon replaced their mechanical and electromechanical equivalents, at the same time that digital calculation replaced analog. The engineer Tommy Flowers, working at the Post Office Research Station in London in the 1930s, began to explore the possible use of electronics for the telephone exchange. Experimental equipment that he built in 1934 went into operation 5 years later, converting a portion of the telephone exchange network into an electronic data processing system, using thousands of vacuum tubes. In the US, John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry of Iowa State University developed and tested the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) in 1942, the first "automatic electronic digital computer". This design was also all-electronic and used about 300 vacuum tubes, with capacitors fixed in a mechanically rotating drum for memory. | In what city did Tommy Flowers work in the 1930s? | In what city did Tommy Flowers work in the 1930s? | [
"In what city did Tommy Flowers work in the 1930s?"
] | {
"text": [
"London"
],
"answer_start": [
235
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10749 | 56fde2cb761e401900d28c31 | Computer | Purely electronic circuit elements soon replaced their mechanical and electromechanical equivalents, at the same time that digital calculation replaced analog. The engineer Tommy Flowers, working at the Post Office Research Station in London in the 1930s, began to explore the possible use of electronics for the telephone exchange. Experimental equipment that he built in 1934 went into operation 5 years later, converting a portion of the telephone exchange network into an electronic data processing system, using thousands of vacuum tubes. In the US, John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry of Iowa State University developed and tested the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) in 1942, the first "automatic electronic digital computer". This design was also all-electronic and used about 300 vacuum tubes, with capacitors fixed in a mechanically rotating drum for memory. | The Atanasoff-Berry computer was invented in what year? | The Atanasoff-Berry computer was invented in what year? | [
"The Atanasoff-Berry computer was invented in what year?"
] | {
"text": [
"1942"
],
"answer_start": [
684
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10750 | 56fde2cb761e401900d28c32 | Computer | Purely electronic circuit elements soon replaced their mechanical and electromechanical equivalents, at the same time that digital calculation replaced analog. The engineer Tommy Flowers, working at the Post Office Research Station in London in the 1930s, began to explore the possible use of electronics for the telephone exchange. Experimental equipment that he built in 1934 went into operation 5 years later, converting a portion of the telephone exchange network into an electronic data processing system, using thousands of vacuum tubes. In the US, John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry of Iowa State University developed and tested the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) in 1942, the first "automatic electronic digital computer". This design was also all-electronic and used about 300 vacuum tubes, with capacitors fixed in a mechanically rotating drum for memory. | How many vacuum tubes did the Atanasoff-Berry computer use? | How many vacuum tubes did the Atanasoff-Berry computer use? | [
"How many vacuum tubes did the Atanasoff-Berry computer use?"
] | {
"text": [
"about 300"
],
"answer_start": [
786
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10751 | 56fde2cb761e401900d28c33 | Computer | Purely electronic circuit elements soon replaced their mechanical and electromechanical equivalents, at the same time that digital calculation replaced analog. The engineer Tommy Flowers, working at the Post Office Research Station in London in the 1930s, began to explore the possible use of electronics for the telephone exchange. Experimental equipment that he built in 1934 went into operation 5 years later, converting a portion of the telephone exchange network into an electronic data processing system, using thousands of vacuum tubes. In the US, John Vincent Atanasoff and Clifford E. Berry of Iowa State University developed and tested the Atanasoff–Berry Computer (ABC) in 1942, the first "automatic electronic digital computer". This design was also all-electronic and used about 300 vacuum tubes, with capacitors fixed in a mechanically rotating drum for memory. | At what school did John Vincent Atansoff and Clifford E. Berry work? | At what school did John Vincent Atansoff and Clifford E. Berry work? | [
"At what school did John Vincent Atansoff and Clifford E. Berry work?"
] | {
"text": [
"Iowa State University"
],
"answer_start": [
603
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10752 | 56fde387761e401900d28c39 | Computer | During World War II, the British at Bletchley Park achieved a number of successes at breaking encrypted German military communications. The German encryption machine, Enigma, was first attacked with the help of the electro-mechanical bombes. To crack the more sophisticated German Lorenz SZ 40/42 machine, used for high-level Army communications, Max Newman and his colleagues commissioned Flowers to build the Colossus. He spent eleven months from early February 1943 designing and building the first Colossus. After a functional test in December 1943, Colossus was shipped to Bletchley Park, where it was delivered on 18 January 1944 and attacked its first message on 5 February. | Who built the first Colossus in 1943? | Who built the first Colossus in 1943? | [
"Who built the first Colossus in 1943?"
] | {
"text": [
"Flowers"
],
"answer_start": [
390
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10753 | 56fde387761e401900d28c3a | Computer | During World War II, the British at Bletchley Park achieved a number of successes at breaking encrypted German military communications. The German encryption machine, Enigma, was first attacked with the help of the electro-mechanical bombes. To crack the more sophisticated German Lorenz SZ 40/42 machine, used for high-level Army communications, Max Newman and his colleagues commissioned Flowers to build the Colossus. He spent eleven months from early February 1943 designing and building the first Colossus. After a functional test in December 1943, Colossus was shipped to Bletchley Park, where it was delivered on 18 January 1944 and attacked its first message on 5 February. | When was the Colossus sent to Bletchley Park? | When was the Colossus sent to Bletchley Park? | [
"When was the Colossus sent to Bletchley Park?"
] | {
"text": [
"18 January 1944"
],
"answer_start": [
620
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10754 | 56fde387761e401900d28c3b | Computer | During World War II, the British at Bletchley Park achieved a number of successes at breaking encrypted German military communications. The German encryption machine, Enigma, was first attacked with the help of the electro-mechanical bombes. To crack the more sophisticated German Lorenz SZ 40/42 machine, used for high-level Army communications, Max Newman and his colleagues commissioned Flowers to build the Colossus. He spent eleven months from early February 1943 designing and building the first Colossus. After a functional test in December 1943, Colossus was shipped to Bletchley Park, where it was delivered on 18 January 1944 and attacked its first message on 5 February. | Who achieved success at cracking secret German military communications during World War II? | Who achieved success at cracking secret German military communications during World War II? | [
"Who achieved success at cracking secret German military communications during World War II?"
] | {
"text": [
", the British"
],
"answer_start": [
19
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10755 | 56fde387761e401900d28c3c | Computer | During World War II, the British at Bletchley Park achieved a number of successes at breaking encrypted German military communications. The German encryption machine, Enigma, was first attacked with the help of the electro-mechanical bombes. To crack the more sophisticated German Lorenz SZ 40/42 machine, used for high-level Army communications, Max Newman and his colleagues commissioned Flowers to build the Colossus. He spent eleven months from early February 1943 designing and building the first Colossus. After a functional test in December 1943, Colossus was shipped to Bletchley Park, where it was delivered on 18 January 1944 and attacked its first message on 5 February. | Where did the British crack secret German military communications during World War II? | Where did the British crack secret German military communications during World War II? | [
"Where did the British crack secret German military communications during World War II?"
] | {
"text": [
"Bletchley Park"
],
"answer_start": [
36
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10756 | 56fde3d4761e401900d28c41 | Computer | Colossus was the world's first electronic digital programmable computer. It used a large number of valves (vacuum tubes). It had paper-tape input and was capable of being configured to perform a variety of boolean logical operations on its data, but it was not Turing-complete. Nine Mk II Colossi were built (The Mk I was converted to a Mk II making ten machines in total). Colossus Mark I contained 1500 thermionic valves (tubes), but Mark II with 2400 valves, was both 5 times faster and simpler to operate than Mark 1, greatly speeding the decoding process. | What was the first electronic digital programmable computer in the world? | What was the first electronic digital programmable computer in the world? | [
"What was the first electronic digital programmable computer in the world?"
] | {
"text": [
"Colossus"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10757 | 56fde3d4761e401900d28c42 | Computer | Colossus was the world's first electronic digital programmable computer. It used a large number of valves (vacuum tubes). It had paper-tape input and was capable of being configured to perform a variety of boolean logical operations on its data, but it was not Turing-complete. Nine Mk II Colossi were built (The Mk I was converted to a Mk II making ten machines in total). Colossus Mark I contained 1500 thermionic valves (tubes), but Mark II with 2400 valves, was both 5 times faster and simpler to operate than Mark 1, greatly speeding the decoding process. | How many vacuum tubes did the Colossus Mark I contain? | How many vacuum tubes did the Colossus Mark I contain? | [
"How many vacuum tubes did the Colossus Mark I contain?"
] | {
"text": [
"1500 thermionic valves (tubes)"
],
"answer_start": [
400
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10758 | 56fde3d4761e401900d28c43 | Computer | Colossus was the world's first electronic digital programmable computer. It used a large number of valves (vacuum tubes). It had paper-tape input and was capable of being configured to perform a variety of boolean logical operations on its data, but it was not Turing-complete. Nine Mk II Colossi were built (The Mk I was converted to a Mk II making ten machines in total). Colossus Mark I contained 1500 thermionic valves (tubes), but Mark II with 2400 valves, was both 5 times faster and simpler to operate than Mark 1, greatly speeding the decoding process. | How many tubes did Colossus Mark II contain? | How many tubes did Colossus Mark II contain? | [
"How many tubes did Colossus Mark II contain?"
] | {
"text": [
"2400"
],
"answer_start": [
449
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10759 | 56fde41819033b140034cd97 | Computer | The US-built ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first electronic programmable computer built in the US. Although the ENIAC was similar to the Colossus it was much faster and more flexible. It was unambiguously a Turing-complete device and could compute any problem that would fit into its memory. Like the Colossus, a "program" on the ENIAC was defined by the states of its patch cables and switches, a far cry from the stored program electronic machines that came later. Once a program was written, it had to be mechanically set into the machine with manual resetting of plugs and switches. | The US-buils ENIAC stands for what? | The US-buils ENIAC stands for what? | [
"The US-buils ENIAC stands for what?"
] | {
"text": [
"Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer)"
],
"answer_start": [
20
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10760 | 56fde41819033b140034cd98 | Computer | The US-built ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer) was the first electronic programmable computer built in the US. Although the ENIAC was similar to the Colossus it was much faster and more flexible. It was unambiguously a Turing-complete device and could compute any problem that would fit into its memory. Like the Colossus, a "program" on the ENIAC was defined by the states of its patch cables and switches, a far cry from the stored program electronic machines that came later. Once a program was written, it had to be mechanically set into the machine with manual resetting of plugs and switches. | What was the first electronic programmable computer built in the United States? | What was the first electronic programmable computer built in the United States? | [
"What was the first electronic programmable computer built in the United States?"
] | {
"text": [
"ENIAC"
],
"answer_start": [
13
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10761 | 56fde79819033b140034cd9b | Computer | It combined the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine. It also had modules to multiply, divide, and square root. High speed memory was limited to 20 words (about 80 bytes). Built under the direction of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC's development and construction lasted from 1943 to full operation at the end of 1945. The machine was huge, weighing 30 tons, using 200 kilowatts of electric power and contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes, 1,500 relays, and hundreds of thousands of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. | How many times could it add or subtract a second? | How many times could it add or subtract a second? | [
"How many times could it add or subtract a second?"
] | {
"text": [
"5000"
],
"answer_start": [
128
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10762 | 56fde79819033b140034cd9c | Computer | It combined the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine. It also had modules to multiply, divide, and square root. High speed memory was limited to 20 words (about 80 bytes). Built under the direction of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC's development and construction lasted from 1943 to full operation at the end of 1945. The machine was huge, weighing 30 tons, using 200 kilowatts of electric power and contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes, 1,500 relays, and hundreds of thousands of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. | What was the limit of its high speed memory? | What was the limit of its high speed memory? | [
"What was the limit of its high speed memory?"
] | {
"text": [
"ENIAC"
],
"answer_start": [
414
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10763 | 56fde79819033b140034cd9d | Computer | It combined the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine. It also had modules to multiply, divide, and square root. High speed memory was limited to 20 words (about 80 bytes). Built under the direction of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC's development and construction lasted from 1943 to full operation at the end of 1945. The machine was huge, weighing 30 tons, using 200 kilowatts of electric power and contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes, 1,500 relays, and hundreds of thousands of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. | ENIAC was constructed by whom? | ENIAC was constructed by whom? | [
"ENIAC was constructed by whom?"
] | {
"text": [
"John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert"
],
"answer_start": [
344
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10764 | 56fde79819033b140034cd9e | Computer | It combined the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine. It also had modules to multiply, divide, and square root. High speed memory was limited to 20 words (about 80 bytes). Built under the direction of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC's development and construction lasted from 1943 to full operation at the end of 1945. The machine was huge, weighing 30 tons, using 200 kilowatts of electric power and contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes, 1,500 relays, and hundreds of thousands of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. | Where did John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert build the ENIAC? | Where did John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert build the ENIAC? | [
"Where did John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert build the ENIAC?"
] | {
"text": [
"University of Pennsylvania"
],
"answer_start": [
386
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10765 | 56fde79819033b140034cd9f | Computer | It combined the high speed of electronics with the ability to be programmed for many complex problems. It could add or subtract 5000 times a second, a thousand times faster than any other machine. It also had modules to multiply, divide, and square root. High speed memory was limited to 20 words (about 80 bytes). Built under the direction of John Mauchly and J. Presper Eckert at the University of Pennsylvania, ENIAC's development and construction lasted from 1943 to full operation at the end of 1945. The machine was huge, weighing 30 tons, using 200 kilowatts of electric power and contained over 18,000 vacuum tubes, 1,500 relays, and hundreds of thousands of resistors, capacitors, and inductors. | When was ENIAC fully operational? | When was ENIAC fully operational? | [
"When was ENIAC fully operational?"
] | {
"text": [
"1945"
],
"answer_start": [
500
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10766 | 56fde82419033b140034cda5 | Computer | Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report ‘Proposed Electronic Calculator’ was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania, also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945. | The basis for the stored-program computer was written by whom? | The basis for the stored-program computer was written by whom? | [
"The basis for the stored-program computer was written by whom?"
] | {
"text": [
"Alan Turing"
],
"answer_start": [
406
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10767 | 56fde82419033b140034cda6 | Computer | Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report ‘Proposed Electronic Calculator’ was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania, also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945. | When did Alan Turing write his paper about the basis for the stored-program computer? | When did Alan Turing write his paper about the basis for the stored-program computer? | [
"When did Alan Turing write his paper about the basis for the stored-program computer?"
] | {
"text": [
"1936"
],
"answer_start": [
425
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10768 | 56fde82419033b140034cda7 | Computer | Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report ‘Proposed Electronic Calculator’ was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania, also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945. | When did Alan Turing join the National Physical Laboratory? | When did Alan Turing join the National Physical Laboratory? | [
"When did Alan Turing join the National Physical Laboratory?"
] | {
"text": [
"1945"
],
"answer_start": [
440
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10769 | 56fde82419033b140034cda8 | Computer | Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report ‘Proposed Electronic Calculator’ was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania, also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945. | The first outline for the report on the EDVAC was released by John von Neumann when? | The first outline for the report on the EDVAC was released by John von Neumann when? | [
"The first outline for the report on the EDVAC was released by John von Neumann when?"
] | {
"text": [
"1945."
],
"answer_start": [
776
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10770 | 56fde82419033b140034cda9 | Computer | Early computing machines had fixed programs. Changing its function required the re-wiring and re-structuring of the machine. With the proposal of the stored-program computer this changed. A stored-program computer includes by design an instruction set and can store in memory a set of instructions (a program) that details the computation. The theoretical basis for the stored-program computer was laid by Alan Turing in his 1936 paper. In 1945 Turing joined the National Physical Laboratory and began work on developing an electronic stored-program digital computer. His 1945 report ‘Proposed Electronic Calculator’ was the first specification for such a device. John von Neumann at the University of Pennsylvania, also circulated his First Draft of a Report on the EDVAC in 1945. | Where did John von Neumann circulate the first draft of a report on the EDVAC? | Where did John von Neumann circulate the first draft of a report on the EDVAC? | [
"Where did John von Neumann circulate the first draft of a report on the EDVAC?"
] | {
"text": [
"University of Pennsylvania"
],
"answer_start": [
688
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10771 | 56fde89119033b140034cdaf | Computer | The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948. It was designed as a testbed for the Williams tube the first random-access digital storage device. Although the computer was considered "small and primitive" by the standards of its time, it was the first working machine to contain all of the elements essential to a modern electronic computer. As soon as the SSEM had demonstrated the feasibility of its design, a project was initiated at the university to develop it into a more usable computer, the Manchester Mark 1. | What was the nickname of the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine? | What was the nickname of the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine? | [
"What was the nickname of the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine?"
] | {
"text": [
"Baby"
],
"answer_start": [
59
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10772 | 56fde89119033b140034cdb0 | Computer | The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948. It was designed as a testbed for the Williams tube the first random-access digital storage device. Although the computer was considered "small and primitive" by the standards of its time, it was the first working machine to contain all of the elements essential to a modern electronic computer. As soon as the SSEM had demonstrated the feasibility of its design, a project was initiated at the university to develop it into a more usable computer, the Manchester Mark 1. | What was the first stored-program computer in the world? | What was the first stored-program computer in the world? | [
"What was the first stored-program computer in the world?"
] | {
"text": [
"The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10773 | 56fde89119033b140034cdb1 | Computer | The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948. It was designed as a testbed for the Williams tube the first random-access digital storage device. Although the computer was considered "small and primitive" by the standards of its time, it was the first working machine to contain all of the elements essential to a modern electronic computer. As soon as the SSEM had demonstrated the feasibility of its design, a project was initiated at the university to develop it into a more usable computer, the Manchester Mark 1. | Where was the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine built? | Where was the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine built? | [
"Where was the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine built?"
] | {
"text": [
"Victoria University of Manchester"
],
"answer_start": [
132
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10774 | 56fde89119033b140034cdb2 | Computer | The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948. It was designed as a testbed for the Williams tube the first random-access digital storage device. Although the computer was considered "small and primitive" by the standards of its time, it was the first working machine to contain all of the elements essential to a modern electronic computer. As soon as the SSEM had demonstrated the feasibility of its design, a project was initiated at the university to develop it into a more usable computer, the Manchester Mark 1. | Who built the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine? | Who built the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine? | [
"Who built the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine?"
] | {
"text": [
"Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill"
],
"answer_start": [
169
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10775 | 56fde89119033b140034cdb3 | Computer | The Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine, nicknamed Baby, was the world's first stored-program computer. It was built at the Victoria University of Manchester by Frederic C. Williams, Tom Kilburn and Geoff Tootill, and ran its first program on 21 June 1948. It was designed as a testbed for the Williams tube the first random-access digital storage device. Although the computer was considered "small and primitive" by the standards of its time, it was the first working machine to contain all of the elements essential to a modern electronic computer. As soon as the SSEM had demonstrated the feasibility of its design, a project was initiated at the university to develop it into a more usable computer, the Manchester Mark 1. | When did the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine run its first program? | When did the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine run its first program? | [
"When did the Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine run its first program?"
] | {
"text": [
"21 June 1948"
],
"answer_start": [
251
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10776 | 56fde8fe19033b140034cdb9 | Computer | The Mark 1 in turn quickly became the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1, the world's first commercially available general-purpose computer. Built by Ferranti, it was delivered to the University of Manchester in February 1951. At least seven of these later machines were delivered between 1953 and 1957, one of them to Shell labs in Amsterdam. In October 1947, the directors of British catering company J. Lyons & Company decided to take an active role in promoting the commercial development of computers. The LEO I computer became operational in April 1951 and ran the world's first regular routine office computer job. | What was the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1? | What was the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1? | [
"What was the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1?"
] | {
"text": [
"The Mark 1"
],
"answer_start": [
0
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10777 | 56fde8fe19033b140034cdba | Computer | The Mark 1 in turn quickly became the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1, the world's first commercially available general-purpose computer. Built by Ferranti, it was delivered to the University of Manchester in February 1951. At least seven of these later machines were delivered between 1953 and 1957, one of them to Shell labs in Amsterdam. In October 1947, the directors of British catering company J. Lyons & Company decided to take an active role in promoting the commercial development of computers. The LEO I computer became operational in April 1951 and ran the world's first regular routine office computer job. | What was the first available computer for the public? | What was the first available computer for the public? | [
"What was the first available computer for the public?"
] | {
"text": [
"Ferranti Mark 1"
],
"answer_start": [
56
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10778 | 56fde8fe19033b140034cdbb | Computer | The Mark 1 in turn quickly became the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1, the world's first commercially available general-purpose computer. Built by Ferranti, it was delivered to the University of Manchester in February 1951. At least seven of these later machines were delivered between 1953 and 1957, one of them to Shell labs in Amsterdam. In October 1947, the directors of British catering company J. Lyons & Company decided to take an active role in promoting the commercial development of computers. The LEO I computer became operational in April 1951 and ran the world's first regular routine office computer job. | When was the Ferranti Mark 1 built? | When was the Ferranti Mark 1 built? | [
"When was the Ferranti Mark 1 built?"
] | {
"text": [
"1951"
],
"answer_start": [
220
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10779 | 56fde8fe19033b140034cdbc | Computer | The Mark 1 in turn quickly became the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1, the world's first commercially available general-purpose computer. Built by Ferranti, it was delivered to the University of Manchester in February 1951. At least seven of these later machines were delivered between 1953 and 1957, one of them to Shell labs in Amsterdam. In October 1947, the directors of British catering company J. Lyons & Company decided to take an active role in promoting the commercial development of computers. The LEO I computer became operational in April 1951 and ran the world's first regular routine office computer job. | Where was the Ferranti Mark 1 sent to after it was developed? | Where was the Ferranti Mark 1 sent to after it was developed? | [
"Where was the Ferranti Mark 1 sent to after it was developed?"
] | {
"text": [
"University of Manchester"
],
"answer_start": [
183
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10780 | 56fde8fe19033b140034cdbd | Computer | The Mark 1 in turn quickly became the prototype for the Ferranti Mark 1, the world's first commercially available general-purpose computer. Built by Ferranti, it was delivered to the University of Manchester in February 1951. At least seven of these later machines were delivered between 1953 and 1957, one of them to Shell labs in Amsterdam. In October 1947, the directors of British catering company J. Lyons & Company decided to take an active role in promoting the commercial development of computers. The LEO I computer became operational in April 1951 and ran the world's first regular routine office computer job. | When was the LEO 1 computer first operational? | When was the LEO 1 computer first operational? | [
"When was the LEO 1 computer first operational?"
] | {
"text": [
"April 1951"
],
"answer_start": [
547
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10781 | 56fde92d761e401900d28c47 | Computer | The bipolar transistor was invented in 1947. From 1955 onwards transistors replaced vacuum tubes in computer designs, giving rise to the "second generation" of computers. Compared to vacuum tubes, transistors have many advantages: they are smaller, and require less power than vacuum tubes, so give off less heat. Silicon junction transistors were much more reliable than vacuum tubes and had longer, indefinite, service life. Transistorized computers could contain tens of thousands of binary logic circuits in a relatively compact space. | When was the bipolar transistor created? | When was the bipolar transistor created? | [
"When was the bipolar transistor created?"
] | {
"text": [
"1947."
],
"answer_start": [
39
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10782 | 56fde92d761e401900d28c48 | Computer | The bipolar transistor was invented in 1947. From 1955 onwards transistors replaced vacuum tubes in computer designs, giving rise to the "second generation" of computers. Compared to vacuum tubes, transistors have many advantages: they are smaller, and require less power than vacuum tubes, so give off less heat. Silicon junction transistors were much more reliable than vacuum tubes and had longer, indefinite, service life. Transistorized computers could contain tens of thousands of binary logic circuits in a relatively compact space. | When did transistors start replacing vacuum tubes in computers? | When did transistors start replacing vacuum tubes in computers? | [
"When did transistors start replacing vacuum tubes in computers?"
] | {
"text": [
"1955"
],
"answer_start": [
50
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10783 | 56fdea0919033b140034cdc3 | Computer | At the University of Manchester, a team under the leadership of Tom Kilburn designed and built a machine using the newly developed transistors instead of valves. Their first transistorised computer and the first in the world, was operational by 1953, and a second version was completed there in April 1955. However, the machine did make use of valves to generate its 125 kHz clock waveforms and in the circuitry to read and write on its magnetic drum memory, so it was not the first completely transistorized computer. That distinction goes to the Harwell CADET of 1955, built by the electronics division of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. | At the University of Manchester, who oversaw the building of a computer using transistors instead of valves? | At the University of Manchester, who oversaw the building of a computer using transistors instead of valves? | [
"At the University of Manchester, who oversaw the building of a computer using transistors instead of valves?"
] | {
"text": [
"Tom Kilburn"
],
"answer_start": [
64
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10784 | 56fdea0919033b140034cdc4 | Computer | At the University of Manchester, a team under the leadership of Tom Kilburn designed and built a machine using the newly developed transistors instead of valves. Their first transistorised computer and the first in the world, was operational by 1953, and a second version was completed there in April 1955. However, the machine did make use of valves to generate its 125 kHz clock waveforms and in the circuitry to read and write on its magnetic drum memory, so it was not the first completely transistorized computer. That distinction goes to the Harwell CADET of 1955, built by the electronics division of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. | The first transistorised computer was operational in what year? | The first transistorised computer was operational in what year? | [
"The first transistorised computer was operational in what year?"
] | {
"text": [
"1953"
],
"answer_start": [
245
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10785 | 56fdea0919033b140034cdc5 | Computer | At the University of Manchester, a team under the leadership of Tom Kilburn designed and built a machine using the newly developed transistors instead of valves. Their first transistorised computer and the first in the world, was operational by 1953, and a second version was completed there in April 1955. However, the machine did make use of valves to generate its 125 kHz clock waveforms and in the circuitry to read and write on its magnetic drum memory, so it was not the first completely transistorized computer. That distinction goes to the Harwell CADET of 1955, built by the electronics division of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. | What did the machine use to generate its clock waveforms? | What did the machine use to generate its clock waveforms? | [
"What did the machine use to generate its clock waveforms?"
] | {
"text": [
"valves"
],
"answer_start": [
344
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10786 | 56fdea0919033b140034cdc6 | Computer | At the University of Manchester, a team under the leadership of Tom Kilburn designed and built a machine using the newly developed transistors instead of valves. Their first transistorised computer and the first in the world, was operational by 1953, and a second version was completed there in April 1955. However, the machine did make use of valves to generate its 125 kHz clock waveforms and in the circuitry to read and write on its magnetic drum memory, so it was not the first completely transistorized computer. That distinction goes to the Harwell CADET of 1955, built by the electronics division of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. | Who built the Harwell CADET? | Who built the Harwell CADET? | [
"Who built the Harwell CADET?"
] | {
"text": [
"electronics division of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell"
],
"answer_start": [
584
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10787 | 56fdea0919033b140034cdc7 | Computer | At the University of Manchester, a team under the leadership of Tom Kilburn designed and built a machine using the newly developed transistors instead of valves. Their first transistorised computer and the first in the world, was operational by 1953, and a second version was completed there in April 1955. However, the machine did make use of valves to generate its 125 kHz clock waveforms and in the circuitry to read and write on its magnetic drum memory, so it was not the first completely transistorized computer. That distinction goes to the Harwell CADET of 1955, built by the electronics division of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment at Harwell. | In what year was the Harwell CADET built? | In what year was the Harwell CADET built? | [
"In what year was the Harwell CADET built?"
] | {
"text": [
"1955"
],
"answer_start": [
565
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10788 | 56fdea41761e401900d28c4b | Computer | The next great advance in computing power came with the advent of the integrated circuit. The idea of the integrated circuit was first conceived by a radar scientist working for the Royal Radar Establishment of the Ministry of Defence, Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. Dummer presented the first public description of an integrated circuit at the Symposium on Progress in Quality Electronic Components in Washington, D.C. on 7 May 1952. | The integrated circuit of a computer was the idea of whom? | The integrated circuit of a computer was the idea of whom? | [
"The integrated circuit of a computer was the idea of whom?"
] | {
"text": [
"Geoffrey W.A. Dummer"
],
"answer_start": [
236
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10789 | 56fdea41761e401900d28c4c | Computer | The next great advance in computing power came with the advent of the integrated circuit. The idea of the integrated circuit was first conceived by a radar scientist working for the Royal Radar Establishment of the Ministry of Defence, Geoffrey W.A. Dummer. Dummer presented the first public description of an integrated circuit at the Symposium on Progress in Quality Electronic Components in Washington, D.C. on 7 May 1952. | Where did Geoffrey W.A. Dummer work at? | Where did Geoffrey W.A. Dummer work at? | [
"Where did Geoffrey W.A. Dummer work at?"
] | {
"text": [
"Royal Radar Establishment of the Ministry of Defence"
],
"answer_start": [
182
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10790 | 56fdeafd19033b140034cdcd | Computer | The first practical ICs were invented by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at Fairchild Semiconductor. Kilby recorded his initial ideas concerning the integrated circuit in July 1958, successfully demonstrating the first working integrated example on 12 September 1958. In his patent application of 6 February 1959, Kilby described his new device as "a body of semiconductor material ... wherein all the components of the electronic circuit are completely integrated". Noyce also came up with his own idea of an integrated circuit half a year later than Kilby. His chip solved many practical problems that Kilby's had not. Produced at Fairchild Semiconductor, it was made of silicon, whereas Kilby's chip was made of germanium. | Where created the first practical integrated circuits? | Where created the first practical integrated circuits? | [
"Where created the first practical integrated circuits?"
] | {
"text": [
"Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at Fairchild Semiconductor."
],
"answer_start": [
41
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10791 | 56fdeafd19033b140034cdce | Computer | The first practical ICs were invented by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at Fairchild Semiconductor. Kilby recorded his initial ideas concerning the integrated circuit in July 1958, successfully demonstrating the first working integrated example on 12 September 1958. In his patent application of 6 February 1959, Kilby described his new device as "a body of semiconductor material ... wherein all the components of the electronic circuit are completely integrated". Noyce also came up with his own idea of an integrated circuit half a year later than Kilby. His chip solved many practical problems that Kilby's had not. Produced at Fairchild Semiconductor, it was made of silicon, whereas Kilby's chip was made of germanium. | Where did Jack Kilby work at when he created the first IC? | Where did Jack Kilby work at when he created the first IC? | [
"Where did Jack Kilby work at when he created the first IC?"
] | {
"text": [
"Texas Instruments"
],
"answer_start": [
55
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10792 | 56fdeafd19033b140034cdcf | Computer | The first practical ICs were invented by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at Fairchild Semiconductor. Kilby recorded his initial ideas concerning the integrated circuit in July 1958, successfully demonstrating the first working integrated example on 12 September 1958. In his patent application of 6 February 1959, Kilby described his new device as "a body of semiconductor material ... wherein all the components of the electronic circuit are completely integrated". Noyce also came up with his own idea of an integrated circuit half a year later than Kilby. His chip solved many practical problems that Kilby's had not. Produced at Fairchild Semiconductor, it was made of silicon, whereas Kilby's chip was made of germanium. | When was the first functional IC demonstrated? | When was the first functional IC demonstrated? | [
"When was the first functional IC demonstrated?"
] | {
"text": [
"12 September 1958."
],
"answer_start": [
266
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10793 | 56fdeafd19033b140034cdd0 | Computer | The first practical ICs were invented by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at Fairchild Semiconductor. Kilby recorded his initial ideas concerning the integrated circuit in July 1958, successfully demonstrating the first working integrated example on 12 September 1958. In his patent application of 6 February 1959, Kilby described his new device as "a body of semiconductor material ... wherein all the components of the electronic circuit are completely integrated". Noyce also came up with his own idea of an integrated circuit half a year later than Kilby. His chip solved many practical problems that Kilby's had not. Produced at Fairchild Semiconductor, it was made of silicon, whereas Kilby's chip was made of germanium. | What was Kilby's IC made of? | What was Kilby's IC made of? | [
"What was Kilby's IC made of?"
] | {
"text": [
"germanium"
],
"answer_start": [
732
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10794 | 56fdeafd19033b140034cdd1 | Computer | The first practical ICs were invented by Jack Kilby at Texas Instruments and Robert Noyce at Fairchild Semiconductor. Kilby recorded his initial ideas concerning the integrated circuit in July 1958, successfully demonstrating the first working integrated example on 12 September 1958. In his patent application of 6 February 1959, Kilby described his new device as "a body of semiconductor material ... wherein all the components of the electronic circuit are completely integrated". Noyce also came up with his own idea of an integrated circuit half a year later than Kilby. His chip solved many practical problems that Kilby's had not. Produced at Fairchild Semiconductor, it was made of silicon, whereas Kilby's chip was made of germanium. | Noyce's IC was made up of what material? | Noyce's IC was made up of what material? | [
"Noyce's IC was made up of what material?"
] | {
"text": [
"silicon"
],
"answer_start": [
690
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10795 | 56fdeb6419033b140034cdd7 | Computer | This new development heralded an explosion in the commercial and personal use of computers and led to the invention of the microprocessor. While the subject of exactly which device was the first microprocessor is contentious, partly due to lack of agreement on the exact definition of the term "microprocessor", it is largely undisputed that the first single-chip microprocessor was the Intel 4004, designed and realized by Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor at Intel. | What was the name of the first single-chip microprocessor? | What was the name of the first single-chip microprocessor? | [
"What was the name of the first single-chip microprocessor?"
] | {
"text": [
"Intel 4004"
],
"answer_start": [
387
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10796 | 56fdeb6419033b140034cdd8 | Computer | This new development heralded an explosion in the commercial and personal use of computers and led to the invention of the microprocessor. While the subject of exactly which device was the first microprocessor is contentious, partly due to lack of agreement on the exact definition of the term "microprocessor", it is largely undisputed that the first single-chip microprocessor was the Intel 4004, designed and realized by Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor at Intel. | Who created the Intel 4004 microprocessor? | Who created the Intel 4004 microprocessor? | [
"Who created the Intel 4004 microprocessor?"
] | {
"text": [
"Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor"
],
"answer_start": [
424
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10797 | 56fdeb6419033b140034cdd9 | Computer | This new development heralded an explosion in the commercial and personal use of computers and led to the invention of the microprocessor. While the subject of exactly which device was the first microprocessor is contentious, partly due to lack of agreement on the exact definition of the term "microprocessor", it is largely undisputed that the first single-chip microprocessor was the Intel 4004, designed and realized by Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor at Intel. | Where did Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor work at? | Where did Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor work at? | [
"Where did Ted Hoff, Federico Faggin, and Stanley Mazor work at?"
] | {
"text": [
"Intel."
],
"answer_start": [
472
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10798 | 56fdebbf761e401900d28c4f | Computer | With the continued miniaturization of computing resources, and advancements in portable battery life, portable computers grew in popularity in the 2000s. The same developments that spurred the growth of laptop computers and other portable computers allowed manufacturers to integrate computing resources into cellular phones. These so-called smartphones and tablets run on a variety of operating systems and have become the dominant computing device on the market, with manufacturers reporting having shipped an estimated 237 million devices in 2Q 2013. | Computing resources that are created in cell phones are called what? | Computing resources that are created in cell phones are called what? | [
"Computing resources that are created in cell phones are called what?"
] | {
"text": [
"smartphones"
],
"answer_start": [
342
]
} |
gem-squad_v2-train-10799 | 56fdebbf761e401900d28c50 | Computer | With the continued miniaturization of computing resources, and advancements in portable battery life, portable computers grew in popularity in the 2000s. The same developments that spurred the growth of laptop computers and other portable computers allowed manufacturers to integrate computing resources into cellular phones. These so-called smartphones and tablets run on a variety of operating systems and have become the dominant computing device on the market, with manufacturers reporting having shipped an estimated 237 million devices in 2Q 2013. | How many tablets were sold in 2Q 2013? | How many tablets were sold in 2Q 2013? | [
"How many tablets were sold in 2Q 2013?"
] | {
"text": [
"237 million devices"
],
"answer_start": [
522
]
} |
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