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    Do you mean about electronic digital computers, or earlier mechanical machines? (Just to rule out the inevitable mention of differential analysers, difference engines etc...) Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 8:10
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    @Andy digital computers Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 8:18
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    "Ada Byron's Notes on the Analytical Engine" by Ada Lovelace was the first for mechanical computers. Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 8:59
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    What about Leibnitz work on the Stepped Reckoner in the late 17th century. The first description of using binary for calculation. Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 11:48
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    Do you mean an independent book, not the programming manual from the manufacturer? Commented Jun 2, 2016 at 13:37