As a tool designer and cnc programmer I can absolutely say that zero is the most important number. All operations are taken from zero. You get everything right except to 'zero out' before hitting execute....expensive mistake and sometimes new machines.
Without 'zero' we wouldn't know where 1 started. The most complex computer in the world still runs on simple switches either 0 or 1, off or on.
Was not the concept of C*** bought about by man's ability to come up of new way's thinking about MATH. The evolving processes of the intellect. We did not advance on a belief in doing this because if this was so then 2+2=4 would have been enough. That the belief "Oh we have reached the limit of mans ability we can no longer improve" is a belief perpetuated by the lie you cant teach an old dog new tricks. the very lie is in the teaching. is not thinking the truth. ? :)
Computer science will never be my realm of expertise &/OR knowledge. That's best left to the leaders in this world like the captain & his ilk..... my brain is sore enough.... :-D