COBOL and greenhouse: what they have in common
- Step 1. COBOL — is a kind of — Programming language. A language.
- Step 2. Programming language — evolved from — Ada Lovelace’s program. Lovelace is regarded as the first programmer.
- Step 3. Ada Lovelace’s program — uses — Babbage’s Analytical Engine. The program was written for the Analytical Engine.
- Step 4. Babbage’s Analytical Engine — is made of — Cast iron. The frame is cast iron.
- Step 5. Cast iron — is material for — Crystal Palace. Cast iron.
- Step 6. Crystal Palace — was inspired by — Greenhouse. Paxton was a gardener and a builder of glasshouses.