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Learning for Life

Year 8

Everybody should try to get on their emails at home - all tasks set on OneNote.

Some of you may also want to get the extra house points by completing the group discussions online.

Project for some fun:

Due:  01/07/2016


What it should look like:  

You can create a PPT/ Poster/ Book.

You can use pictures/ drawings/ writing.

You have to add information about the following:

Charles Babbage 

Steve Jobs 

Alan Turing (Binary 1 0 1111 0)

John Napier = Algorithms 

Dr. Hopper = COBOL.

Joseph-Marie Jacquard = punched cards = control weaving looms.

Lady Augusta Ada was the first computer programmer 

Pascal invented a calculator.

Tommy Flowers invented “Colossus”

Bill Gates

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Waitrose Community Matters scheme in Weybridge - We were awarded £236 !!