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What is the original invention computers are based upon?
There was no single "original invention".
Were the ancient Romans credited with the invention of sweat baths and hypercaust?
Yes.
What invention led to computers becoming smaller and lighter?
Ever since the first computer, advances in technology made it possible to maker smaller and smaller computers. The 50's reduced the size of computers drasticly with the invention of the transistor, which replaced the old glass vaccum valves. Jack Kirby, development engineer for Texas instruments is credited with the first microchip, the critical technology for microcomputers, The first one was made in 1958.
What invention has had the greatest impact on computers?
Probably the Internet
Which technological advancement made it possible for computers to become as small as they are?
The invention of the microchip is the event that spurred computers on to become as tiny as possible.
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