Obviously, they did not envisioned today's role for computers. Computers start our cars. Computers enable the 911 system to respond to our emergencies.
Computers price our purchases in checkout lanes.
Computers help the pharmacists fill our prescriptions. Every facet of life is touched by the work of a computer. I am typing these thoughts on a computer. A computer makes it possible to produce this newsletter, and a computer will help mail it. And, in much less than one life time, such applications will be primitive.