computer

Major achievements
The start of the "digital revolution," which includes the current Information Age and the Internet.[13]
A formal definition of computation and computability, and proof that there are computationally unsolvable and intractable problems.[14]
The concept of a programming language, a tool for the precise expression of methodological information at various levels of abstraction.[15]
In cryptography, breaking the Enigma machine was an important factor contributing to the Allied victory in World War II.[12]
Scientific computing enabled advanced study of the mind, and mapping the human genome became possible with Human Genome Project.[13] Distributed computing projects such as Folding@home explore protein folding.
Algorithmic trading has increased the efficiency and liquidity of financial markets by using artificial intelligence, machine learning, and other statistical and numerical techniques on a large scale.[16]