Imagine if the computer had never been invented. The world would not benefit from the technological advances and multiple devices we take for granted today. Also take the time to imagine how difficult it would be to live in a world without computers, where it would be more difficult to store and process information. Without many inventors, the world might not have had the modern computer that people around the world use. The many software advancements we need for school work, such as Microsoft programs and the Internet. Additionally, we wouldn't have any of the devices we use almost every day, like a laptop, cell phone, or mp3 player. Sherry Turkel said, “Today's students are accustomed to the world of online blogs, instant messaging, and web browsing,” which shows how much people depend on computers (222). Isaac Asimov also said: “I am not afraid of computers. I fear their lack", meaning that if a computer were not available to a person who normally uses one, it would show people's difficulties in accomplishing any of the many tasks they use a computer for, because it makes the task easier to accomplish. accomplish. This is why I study computer science, because I want to discover how computers have advanced our lives. To fully help my reader understand why without computers, the world would not have the multiple advancements it has today and the unceasing courage that scientists have to improve today's computers even further. The computer came from unassuming beginnings in 1936 when a German scientist Konrad Zuse made a mechanical calculator and called it Z1. Additionally, the Z1 was the world's first binary computer (the first freely programmable computer invented by Konrad Zuse 1). Zuse used it to discover the number...... middle of paper ......uter Invented by Konrad Zuse. About.com.Web. November 26, 2011 http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa050298.htm.Bellis, Mary. “Inventors of the modern computer”. The Harvard MARK I Computer - Howard Aiken and Grace Hopper. About.com, and Web. November 26, 2011. http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa052198.htm. Bellis, Mary. “History of the IBM PC.” A revolution in personal computers, the IBM PC the first PC. About.com, and Web. November 28, 2011. Feynman, Richard; The Value of Science (1955.) “Ideas across time, classic and contemporary readings for composition”; Webb, Igor: New York, McGraw-Hill. 2008. p. 201-208 Turkel, Sherry; How Computers Are Changing the Way We Think (2004). “Ideas across time, classic and contemporary readings for composition”; Webb, Igor: New York, McGraw-Hill. 2008. Pages. 220-225