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History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Elmore Taylor : Elmore Taylor In 1874, Elmore W. Taylor of Franklin, Indiana, patented […]
3 Facts about Tachylemme of Chambon Tachylemme of Chambon History The Tachylemme calculator of the Parisian Casimir-Louis Chambon was patented in 1876 […]
: Lawrence Swem On 8 June, 1886, Lawrence W. Swem, a jeweler of West Liberty, Muscatine, Iowa, patented a keyboard adder […]
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: Thomas Strode was quite a multifaceted person. He spent his days working as a shopkeeper and farmer in […]
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History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Albert Stettner Albert Stettner Albert Stettner Jr., a mechanic from Berlin, Prussia, was a […]
: Born in southeast England, Leonard Stowe set off to New Zealand when he was just 21 years old. […]
: Stephenson’s Adding Machine Archibald M. Stephenson (1844-1913) of Manteno, Illinois, took out a US patent №137167 for Adding Machine […]
: Spalding Adding Machine Cyrus G. Spalding of Boston, Massachusetts, was a holder of two US patents for adding machines: […]
: Samuel Webb Samuel J. Webb (1862-1909) was a businessman and prolific inventor from Minden, Louisiana. He invented more than […]
: David Marion Rush David Marion Rush of Louisburg, Missouri, applied for a patent for ten-key non-printing manually operated adding […]
: Brainard Smith was an American inventor and engineer from Sacramento. He is best known for the creation of […]
: Who Was Dr. Walter Snelling? Born on December 13, 1880, Dr. Walter Snelling was a chemist and significant contributor […]
: Jacob Schnarrenberger Jacob H. Schnarrenberger of Springfield and Greenfield, Ohio, was a holder of quite a few (at least […]
: James Ritty In 1878 one James Ritty (see biography of James Ritty), a 42 years old saloon keeper from […]
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Who was Reuben Rodney James? Reuben Rodney James worked as a farmer and in a woolen mill. He also invented […]
History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Martial Roussel : Martial Roussel On 3 October, 1853, Martial Roussel, a member […]
: Harry Humfrey Rumble On 15 September, 1890, the young architect and civil engineer Harry Humfrey Rumble (1866-1948), from Westgate-on-Sea, […]
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: The early work of John Henry and Caleb Sherwood Odell in their pipe organ-building firm cannot be discussed […]
Fawcett Plumb On 17 June 1881, Fawcett Plumb (1834-1919), a businessman, politician, and prolific inventor from Streator, Illinois, (see the […]
Who Were Moses and William Pullen? Moses and William Pullen are known for their invention of the Bentham Calculating Machine. […]
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William Pratt was a mathematician and a member of the active circle of London’s Mathematical teachers. William Pratt invented […]
Adding machines are some of the most fascinating inventions and are important too. The early inventions were instrumental in […]
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With at least 33 patents in the U.S. alone, William Prehn Quentell was responsible for many inventions and is […]
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: Nystrom’s Calculator In late 1840s the young swedish immigrant , John William Nystrom, who lived in Philadelphia, invented a calculating […]
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History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, David Nelson David Nelson In April of 1860, David R. Nelson of Jackson, […]
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Who was Alexis Petetin? Alexis Petetin was a notable inventor in France in the 1800s. He is best known for attaining […]
Who Was John Pfeifer? John Pfeifer was a bookkeeper and a remarkable inventor with over 60 patents to his name. […]
Who Was Amos Mendenhall? Amos Mendenhall was an American inventor that was recognized for attaining five US patents. He left a […]
History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Francis Marston The Apparatus for Making Calculations of Francis Marston In 1842 a certain […]
Who Was William Macnider? In 1884, John Macnider of Greensborough, Georgia, applied for a patent for a keyboard adding machine. […]
Who was James Alvan Macualey? Wheeling, West Virginia, was the place of James Alvan Macauley’s birth on June 19, 1872. James […]
: Max Mayer In 1881 the German inventor Max Mayer from Munich devised an adding machine, which was patented in 1884 […]
: Gustavus Linderoos On August 11, 1871, Captain Gustavus Linderoos (1818-1885) from Point Arena, Mendocino, California, filed a patent application for […]
Who Was Melvin Lovell? Born in Pennsylvania in August 1844, Melvin Lovell was a successful businessman and woodenware manufacturer who […]
: Who was Peter Lindholm? Peter Trulson Lindholm was born on April 4th, 1850, in Ysone, Blekinge, Sweden. Lindholm emigrated to […]
: Locke Adder Clarence E. Locke (1866-1945) from Kensett, Iowa, USA, was a holder of 2 US and 2 German patents […]
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: Ernest-Narcisse Lobbé In early 1850s Ernest-Narcisse Lobbé, a Parisian watchmaker and mechanic, created one of the first keyboard calculating machines […]
Who Was Otto Lilienthal? No mistake, yet another celebrity should be mentioned as an inventor of calculating device, after Leonardo […]
: Born in the city of Dresden, Sachsen, Deutschland on September 14, 1845, Friedrich Oskar Leuner was born to Carl […]
Judah Levin’s Adding Machine History Yehuda Leib Levin was born on March 26, 1863. He was the son of Nachum […]
: Who Was Leonard Nutz? Born Leonard Nice Nutz, he was an inventor and machinist born in October 1810 in Germantown. From […]
: Unfortunately, we don’t know a lot about Niels Larsen apart from his patents and inventions. From what we do […]
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: Early computers are amongst some of the most fascinating inventions around, and they were instrumental in changing the way […]
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Who is William Lang? William Lang was a leading noise control engineer at IBM and a fellow of the American Association […]
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Who Was Samuel Kelso? Samuel Kelso was an inventor from Scotland who immigrated to Canada and later to the United […]
History of Computers and Computing, Calculating tools, Gadgets, Georges Lafond Georges Lafond In 1899 french engineer Georges Lafond from Paris patented […]
: Charles Labofish In the late 19th and early 20th century Charles Schachan Labofish, a Jewish immigrant from Odessa, Russian Empire, […]
: Jehu Hatfield was an inventor during the 19th century. While he was working with spittoons, pottery, and Lucifer matches, […]
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: While the 20th century saw inventors and mathematicians get closer and closer to the modern calculators and computers we […]
: Lewis Hosea and William Beardsley On 3 March, 1891, Lewis Hosea (see biography of Lewis Hosea), a lawyer and amateur […]
