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: Frank Bone was a civil engineer from Warren County, Ohio who invented a keyboard adding machine. This machine could […]
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: While Friedrich Arzberger worked in mining and as a professor, he has a footnote in history for having […]
: John Ballou Newbrough was a man of many talents and pursuits. From his early days as a student […]
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Policarpo de Balzola was a Basque mathematician and inventor from Irun, Spain. He only received an elementary school education, […]
Jan Józef Baranowski was the son of a nobleman and received an excellent education at the Minsk classical gymnasium […]
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Arithmachine of Henry Goldman The Arithmachinist: A Practical Self Instructor in Mechanical Arithmetic was published in Chicago, USA, in 1898. […]
From the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, inventors created a variety of mechanical calculators. Some featured nine […]
Humans have always been fascinated by the night sky and, since ancient times, have sought to invent better ways […]
It’s often said that necessity is the mother of invention. This is certainly the case when it comes to […]
About Add-A-Mite When humans first began to grasp the concept of numbers, at least in terms of quantities, they […]
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: The modern CPU or Central Processing Unit is basically the “brain” of a computer. It is responsible for processing […]
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Since the dawn of time, the calculator has played an integral role in how the world functions. Mathematical calculations […]
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: While many of our most essential and frequently used devices were invented in the past couple of centuries and […]
In 1930, Vladimir Lukianov was an engineer with the Central Institute of Railway Engineers in Moscow. There, he worked […]
: While modern humans tend to think of science in terms of innovations made during the past 100 to 200 […]
: The Sector was a mathematical instrument invented around 1554. This device, which looked like two rulers hinged together on […]
: Martin Wiberg The inventor, Martin Wiberg, (September 4, 1826-December 29, 1905) was born in Viby, Sweden. He is known to […]
: Throughout history, humans have made independent, more or less simultaneous discoveries and inventions. For example, Sir Isaac Newton and […]
: Charles Babbage is widely recognized for inventing the first mechanical computer, the Difference Engine, in 1821. However, he never […]
: What are Analog Computers: Complete Explanation A computer that processes analog data is known as an analog computer. Analog computers […]
Invented by Leonardo Torres in 1920, the Torres calculating machine is a machine that solves essential addition, subtraction, multiplication, […]
Christel Hamann’s difference engine was a type of mechanical calculator made in the 1900s. It was automatic and could […]
Grant’s difference engine was invented in 1876 by George Grant. It was a calculating machine and was invented as […]
Innovation stems from the minds of individuals who recognize a need and strive to develop a new way to […]
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Louis Couffignal Louis Pierre Couffignal (1902-1966), a French Mathematician and Cybernetics pioneer, was born in Monflanquin, Fâcheries, on 16 March […]
The first electronic computer was built during the 1940s by John Vincent Atanasoff, a professor of physics and mathematics […]
Created by Charles Babbage, the Analytical Engine was a general-purpose, completely program-controlled, mechanical digital computer with no human intervention. […]
Difference Engine A numerical table is a tool designed to save the time and labor of those engaged in computing […]
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The article written by Percy E. Ludgate in 1909 first gives thanks to Professor C. V. Boys, F.R.S. for […]
Charles Babbage is credited for designing and giving birth to the idea of the first automatic digital computer. During […]
