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Key Points Samuel Comfort (1837-1923) of Morrisville, Pennsylvania, (see biography of Samuel Comfort) attained considerable distinction as an inventor of improvements […]
: 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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The first mechanical cash register was patented in 1879 by brothers James and John Ritty. While on a steamboat […]
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: The Scottish inventor and arithmetician, George Brown, had an affinity for all things numbers. He lived during the 1600s […]
Jabez Burns was an American inventor who developed numerous machines, including a coffee roaster, water closet, and window shade […]
: Some inventors’ names are synonymous with their inventions. For example, Thomas Edison is well known for inventing the incandescent […]
: Viktor Bunyakovsky was a renowned Russian mathematician who lived in the 19th century. He introduced several new mathematical concepts […]
: 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 […]
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Jan Józef Baranowski was the son of a nobleman and received an excellent education at the Minsk classical gymnasium […]
Policarpo de Balzola was a Basque mathematician and inventor from Irun, Spain. He only received an elementary school education, […]
: 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 […]
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 […]
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In 1930, Vladimir Lukianov was an engineer with the Central Institute of Railway Engineers in Moscow. There, he worked […]
: 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 […]
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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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Charles Babbage is credited for designing and giving birth to the idea of the first automatic digital computer. During […]
