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Line 27: \| c. 9 AD \| [[Chinese mathematics\|Chinese mathematicians]] first used [[negative numbers]]. ~~\|- valign="top"~~ ~~\| c. 60~~ \| [[Hero of Alexandria]] made numerous inventions, including "sequence control" in which the operator of a machine set a machine running, which then follows a series of instructions in a deterministic fashion. This was, essentially, the first [[computer program\|program]]. He also made numerous innovations in the field of automata, which are important steps in the development of [[robotics]]. \|- valign="top" \| 190

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