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Lex is a technology and history enthusiast, and History-Computers combines both her interests and her passion for writing.

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Gilbert Warren Chapin – Biography, History and Inventions

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Gilbert Warren Chapin Gilbert Warren Chapin was born on 1 August, 1847, in Springfield, Mass., to Joel Chapin […]

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Cesar Caze – Biography, History and Inventions

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Not a whole lot is known of the life of the French Huguenot César Caze, sieur d’Harmonville et […]

Black and white print of the plans for Castle's first calculating machine.

Orlando Lane Castle – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who was Orlando Lane Castle? Orlando Lane Castle was a metaphysician, mathematician, logician, and an excellent teacher. He […]

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William S. Burroughs – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who Was William S. Burroughs?  William S. Burroughs was an American inventor. He was born in Rochester, NY […]

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Jabez Burns – Biography, History and Inventions

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Jabez Burns Early Life Jabez Burns was born in London on 12 February, 1826, as second child in […]

Lee Burridge – Complete Biography, History and Inventions

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Who was Lee Burridge?  Lee Burridge was an inventor, manufacturer, and one of the typewriter inventors.  Early life […]

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Tito Livio Burattini – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who Was Tito Livio Burattini? The Italian Tito Livio Burattini was a skilled architect, astronomer, mathematician, optician, mechanic, […]

Willard Legrand Bundy – Complete Biography, History and Inventions

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Who was Willard Legrand Bundy? Willard Legrand Bundy was a prolific New York inventor, who obtained patents for […]

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Jan Józef Baranowski – Biography, History and Inventions

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Early Life Jan Józef Baranowski was born on 7 September, 1805, in Śmiłowiczach (now Смілавічы, Беларус), in the […]

Léon Bollée

Léon Bollée – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who Was Léon Bollée? Léon Bollée was a notable French automobile inventor and manufacturer. He was born into […]

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Johann Paul Bischoff – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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In tracking the history of computer tools, there are many figures who are tremendously important despite never actually […]

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Edmund Callis Berkeley – Biography, History and Inventions

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Edmund Callis Berkeley (the image is property of the University of Minnesota) Early Life and Education  Edmund Callis […]

William H. Beardsley

William Beardsley – Complete Biography, History, and Inventions

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Who Was William Beardsley? Born on Nov 13, 1850, in Hamilton, Ohio, William Henry Beardsley was a holder […]

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Policarpo de Balzola – Biography, History and Inventions

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: Early Life Policarpo de Balzola was born on 26 January, 1813, in Irún, Basque Country, Spain. He was […]

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Jacob Auch – Biography, History and Inventions

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Early Life The Jacob (Jakob) Auch, a German mechanic and clock-maker, is well known to us for his […]

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John Vincent Atanasoff – Complete Biography, History and Inventions

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Who Was John Vincent Atanasoff? John Vincent Atanasoff was an American engineer, physicist, mathematician, and computer scientist. He […]

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Frank Baldwin – Biography, History and Inventions

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Frank Baldwin Early Life and Education Frank Stephen Baldwin was born on 10 April, 1838, in New Hartford, […]

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Charles Babbage – Complete Biography, History and Inventions

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Who Was Charles Babbage? Charles Babbage was a mathematician and polymath born in 1791, the son of a […]

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Norbert Wiener – Complete Biography, History and Inventions

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Who was Norbert Wiener? Norbert Wiener was a famous American mathematician who took the field of math and […]

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Anton Braun – Complete Biography, History and Inventions

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Who was Anton Braun? Anton Braun was an instrument maker, mathematician, engineer, and mechanic. He invented one of […]

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Howard Aiken – Biography, History and Inventions

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Howard Aiken Howard Hathaway Aiken was born in Hoboken, New Jersey, on 8 March 1900, as the only […]

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