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Did you know? Konrad Zuse built the first truly working programmable computer (the Z3) in Berlin in 1941 — during Nazi Germany. The Z3 used 2,000 electromagnetic switches and weighed 1 tonne. The original Z3 was destroyed by bombing in 1944; Zuse rebuilt his work afterwards.

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Konrad Zuse built the first truly working programmable computer (the Z3) in Berlin in 1941 — during Nazi Germany. The Z3 used 2,000 electromagnetic switches and weighed 1 tonne. The original Z3 was destroyed by bombing in 1944; Zuse rebuilt his work afterwards.

Konrad Zuse bouwde in 1941 de eerste echte werkende programmeerbare computer (de Z3) in Berlijn — tijdens nazi-Duitsland. De Z3 gebruikte 2.000 elektromagnetische schakelaars en woog 1 ton. De originele Z3 werd in 1944 door bombardementen vernietigd; Zuse bouwde zijn werk later opnieuw op.

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