A Brief History of Calculating Devices
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From the abacus to the EDSAC computer, humans have used physical apparatuses for counting to simplify and solve mathematical problems. Here you can read a brief overview of how certain devices developed over time and continued to be useful despite apparently superior developments.
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Biography of Blaise Pascal, Inventor of the Calculator
Table of Contents, Humanity's hunt for calculating devices probably started with the use of small pebbles to keep track of numbers. The counting
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Antique Office Machines: 600 Years of Calculating Devices by Thomas Russo
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Handheld Electronic Calculators
History of Computer
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George Barnard Grant - History-Computer
8 Early Types of Calculating devices
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A brief history of counting machines - lcamtuf's thing
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The History Of The Calculator: When was the Calculator First Invented?
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Mechanical calculator - Wikipedia
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Evolution of Computer Part 1 (Calculating Device - History of Computer)
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Computer - History, Technology, Innovation
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Calculating Machines in China and Europe in the 17th Century
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Calculator Books
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History of Computers, Definition & Types - Video & Lesson Transcript