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Viktor Bunyakovsky was a renowned Russian mathematician who lived in the 19th century. He introduced several new mathematical concepts but […]
When we think of the arithmetical calculator, we think of a small, rectangular, electronic device that can fit in a […]
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According to their patent, Borland and Hoffmann designed their adding machine to allow users to “add a column of figures […]
Frank Bone was a civil engineer from Warren County, Ohio who invented a keyboard adding machine. This machine could be […]
The Bassett Adder was a continuous band adding machine which was invented by James Hunter Bassett. It was in production […]
In 1642, Blaise Pascal invented the first mechanical calculator. Inventors continued to invent new calculators and adding machines. Some were […]
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Jan Józef Baranowski was the son of a nobleman and received an excellent education at the Minsk classical gymnasium (secondary […]
Policarpo de Balzola was a Basque mathematician and inventor from Irun, Spain. He only received an elementary school education, supplemented […]
John Ballou Newbrough had many impressive contributions and inventions during his lifetime. John Ballou Newbrough was a man of many […]
While Friedrich Arzberger worked in mining and as a professor, he has a footnote in history for having created one […]
From the mid-19th century to the early-20th century, inventors created a variety of mechanical calculators. Some featured nine or 10 […]
It’s often said that necessity is the mother of invention. This is certainly the case when it comes to calculators. […]
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In 1930, Vladimir Lukianov was an engineer with the Central Institute of Railway Engineers in Mosow. There, he worked to […]
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Martin Wiberg The inventor, Martin Wiberg, (September 4, 1826-December 29, 1905) was born in Viby, Sweden. He is known to be […]
Throughout history, humans have made independent, more or less simultaneous discoveries and inventions. For example, Sir Isaac Newton and Gottfried […]
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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 1902, […]
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Charles Babbage is credited for designing and giving birth to the idea of the first automatic digital computer. During the […]