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a tool to simplify
the multiplication and division of
large numbers.
what
who
napier’s bones
john napier
mechanical analog
computer primarily for
multiplication, division, roots,
logarithms, trigonometry
slide rule
william oughtred
first mechanical calculator that
could perform multiple calculations
(addition and subtraction) in a row
without being reset
pascaline
blaise pascal
first calculator capable of performing all four basic
arithmetic operations and the decimal number system, making it more
intuitive and easier to use than earlier calculating devices.
stepped reckoner
gottfried wilhelm leibniz
mechanical loom
jacquard loom
joseph jacquard
first commercially successful mechanical calculator
arithmometer
thomas de colmar
first reliable and practical
calculating machine that could be
used in various professional settings
arithmometer
thomas de colmar
It can also perform four basic
arithmetic operation and first mass
produce calculator
arithmometer
thomas de colmar
a groundbreaking automatic
mechanical calculator designed
to tabulate polynomial functions
difference engine
charles babbage
a remarkable feat of
engineering for its time, aiming
to eliminate errors in
mathematical computation that
were often calculated and copied
by hand.
difference engine
charles babbage
a revolutionary
concept for a mechanical
general-purpose computer. It
was programmable using punched
cards, an idea borrowed from the
Jacquard loom
analytical engine
charles babbage
was the first printing calculator
schutzian calculation engine
per scheutz
edvard scheutz
best known for constructing the
first working difference engine. a type of mechanical calculator designed to tabulate polynomial functions
per scheutz
edvard scheutz
an
electromechanical machine designed to
assist in summarizing information stored
on punched cards.
tabulating machine
herman hollerith
developed to speed
up the processing of data for the 1890
U.S. Census.
tabulating machine
herman hollerith
He is considered a
pioneer of modern automatic
computation and data processing
herman hollerith
an electromechanical computer
built during World War II.
designed to solve complex
mathematical problems that were
beyond the capabilities of human
computers
first electro-mechanical calculator
harvard mark 1
howard aiken
It was the first working
programmable computer using
punch tape
z1
konrad zuse
first automatic electronic digital computer.
first computer to use vacuum
tubes for its arithmetic and logic
circuits, making it much faster than
previous mechanical calculators
atanasoff-berry computer
john atanasoff
clifford berry
first programmable, electronic, general
purpose digital computer.
eniac
to calculate artillery
firing tables for the U.S. Army’s
Ballistic Research Laboratory
eniac
development of the hydrogen bomb
after the war
eniac
first commercial computer produced in
the United States.
UNIVAC 1
j. eckert
john mauchly
one of the earliest electronic
computers and a successor to the
ENIAC.
edvac
john von neumann
