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Computerphile

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A computerphile is a person who loves computers

Etymology

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Combined from the word Computer and the word philos meaning love in Latin.

History

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Charles Babbage is said to been "The father of the computer"

Early Computing

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The History of this concept can come back to the invention of the computer by Charles Babbage in the 1830's, however more people where not that interested in computers until they became more mainstream and used on a daily bases.








Events

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People competing in DEF CON

DEF CON

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Many computerohiles attend events such as DEFCON (which is held every year in Las Vegas) where many poeple are intrested computers and particularly hacking which is one of the biggest of it's kind in the world.