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In 1677, French Jesuit mathematician Claude Dechales published L’ art de naviger demontré par principes & confirmé par plusiers […]
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Cathrinus Nikolay Arbo Collett In the late 1860s, Cathrinus Nikolay Arbo Collett (see biography of Cathrinus Collett), a young Norwegian […]
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: About Hugo Cook The Indiana-born engineer and instrument maker Hugo Cook (1856-1944) was a holder of many US patents from […]
Samuel Comfort (1837-1923) of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, (see biography of Samuel Comfort) attained considerable distinction as an inventor of improvements […]
The Computometer of William George Cordingley The Englishman William George Cordingley, the author of several books for commerce and stock […]
: Born in 1847 in Springfield, Massachusetts, Gilbert Chapin received his education in common schools and even worked on a […]
David Carroll was an American inventor who invented an adding machine. This machine was made from wood and metal […]
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Invented by James J. Walsh, the Calcumeter was a unique device used for rapidly solving mathematical equations. The device […]
: Humans are innovators. We’re always looking for a smarter, faster, more efficient way to do things. And if we […]
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The first mechanical cash register was patented in 1879 by brothers James and John Ritty. While on a steamboat […]
: Burridge and Marshman were initially known simply as typewriter inventors. However, together they invented an adding machine, an adding […]
Jabez Burns was an American inventor who developed numerous machines, including a coffee roaster, water closet, and window shade […]
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: The Scottish inventor and arithmetician, George Brown, had an affinity for all things numbers. He lived during the 1600s […]
: Viktor Bunyakovsky was a renowned Russian mathematician who lived in the 19th century. He introduced several new mathematical concepts […]
: Some inventors’ names are synonymous with their inventions. For example, Thomas Edison is well known for inventing the incandescent […]
: When we think of the arithmetical calculator, we think of a small, rectangular, electronic device that can fit in […]
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According to their patent, Borland and Hoffmann designed their adding machine to allow users to “add a column […]
: Frank Bone was a civil engineer from Warren County, Ohio who invented a keyboard adding machine. This machine could […]
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The Bassett Adder was a continuous band adding machine that was invented by James Hunter Bassett. It was in […]
In 1642, Blaise Pascal invented the first mechanical calculator. Inventors continued to invent new calculators and adding machines. Some […]
BriCal, meaning British Calculator, is a brass calculator that was designed by Herbert and Mabel Dickinson and patented in […]
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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 […]
: John Ballou Newbrough was a man of many talents and pursuits. From his early days as a student […]
: While Friedrich Arzberger worked in mining and as a professor, he has a footnote in history for having […]
Arithmachine of Henry Goldman The Arithmachinist: A Practical Self Instructor in Mechanical Arithmetic was published in Chicago, USA, in 1898. […]
Humans have always been fascinated by the night sky and, since ancient times, have sought to invent better ways […]
From the mid-19th century to the early 20th century, inventors created a variety of mechanical calculators. Some featured nine […]
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 […]
: 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 […]
: The Sector was a mathematical instrument invented around 1554. This device, which looked like two rulers hinged together on […]
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: While modern humans tend to think of science in terms of innovations made during the past 100 to 200 […]
: 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Charles Babbage is credited for designing and giving birth to the idea of the first automatic digital computer. During […]
