Between 1942 and 1945, German engineer Konrad Zuse created Plankalkül—the first high-level programming language independent of machine code, in which he wrote a complete set of logical rules allowing a computer to play chess.
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Eko-AI Minimalist Visualization: Conceptual visual representation of Konrad Zuse’s Plankalkül Language. Raw human centric design, solarpunk aesthetic, organic geometric symbiosis, zero-emission digital canvas, high-contrast clean contrast illustration, anti-algorithmic art.