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Key Points: Charles Stanhope The name of British statesman and versatile scientist Charles Stanhope (1753-1816) (see biography of Charles Stanhope), 3rd Earl […]
: Who Is Claude Shannon? Claude Shannon was an American computer scientist, engineer, and mathematician. The ideas in his published papers […]
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: Who Was William Stanley Jevons? Born on September 1, 1835, William Stanley Jevons was a writer, English economist, and logician. […]
: Who Was John Von Neumann? John von Neumann (1903-1957) is best known as a mathematician and one of the leading […]
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: Who was George Boole? George Boole was a self-taught mathematician, philosopher, and logician. The majority of his professional life […]
: Who was Ada Lovelace Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who wrote an algorithm for a computing machine in the […]
Who is Edgar F. Codd – Creator of the Relational Database Management System? Edgar Codd is the creator of the […]
Who Was Grace Hopper? Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and U.S Naval Officer, best known for her work […]
: Who Was Konrad Zuse? Konrad Zuse was a German civil engineer, computer scientist, inventor, and businessman. He was born in […]
: Who Was George Stibitz George Stibitz was an American inventor and computer pioneer. He is best known for his time […]
: The history of quantum mechanics and the famous Manhattan Project cannot be mentioned without Edward Condon. The role he […]
: The ABC of John Atanasoff and Clifford Berry Working on his doctoral thesis in theoretical physics at the University of […]
Wilhelm Schickard Wilhelm Schickard (see biography of Schickard) was born in the small south German town Herrenberg (near Tübingen) and […]
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Who Was Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz? Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz was a well-known German mathematician, physicist, and philosopher. Noted for his independent […]
: The Sketch of Leonardo da Vinci (Created with the expert advice of Mr. Silvio Hénin, Milan, Italy) Leonardo da Vinci (see […]
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: The Calculating Machines of Sir Samuel Morland The polymath Samuel Morland (see biography of Samuel Morland), was a notable English […]
: René Grillet de Roven In 1673 the Parisian mechanician and watchmaker of His Royal Highness King Louis XIV — René […]
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Charles Wales Charles Wales, a genius of mechanical motion and a native of Maryland, who lived in the early 1900s […]
: Who was Ryoichi Yazu? Ryoichi Yazu was a Japanese inventor. He is well known for his invention of Japan’s first […]
William and Hubert Hopkins machines The Hopkins brothers, William and Hubert, from Saint Louis, are the holders of more than […]
