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A prodigy in math, Blaise Pascal was a contemporary and rival of http://www.answers.com/topic/ren-descartes. In spite of years of ill health and a short life, Pascal accomplished quite a bit: he published a significant work on the geometry of conical sections when he was only sixteen; he invented a calculating machineby the time he was nineteen; he and Pierre de Fermat founded the modern theory of probability; he described the principle that is the basis for the hydraulic press (called Pascal's Law); and he proved that there was a vacuum above the atmosphere. Pascal had a religious conversion in the 1650s and devoted himself to religion instead of science. He is famous for the philosophical theorem known as Pascal's Wager, and for the remark that history would have been different had http://www.answers.com/topic/cleopatra's nose been differently shaped.
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Who invented the adding machine?
In 1642 Blaise Pascal invented the pascaline, the first adding machine using gears, to help his father calculate taxes. William Seward Burroughs invented a different kind of adding machine in 1885.
How did blaise pascal become famous?
he made the first adding machine in ma
What is offline turing machine?
offline turing machine is like standard turing machine which imlemented by adding a control unit(temp storage)and seperate input tape..
Which machine could add and subtract number?
The calculator is the most common machine to add and subtract numbers. Computers are also very good at this and are adding and subtracting for us all the time.
What kind of work did Wilbur wright do before he became famous?
they built sled, kite, newspaper machine and then an airplane
What are the earliest computing devices?
1.Abacus 2.Pascals Adding machine 2.Difference Engine 3.Analytical engine above were earliest computing devices.
Who invented computers and in what year?
Early computers came in form of abacus and pascals adding machine which are rudimentary calculators but the first modern computer was the difference engine by charles babbage in 1847.
Does What the Stepped Reckoner do that Pascals machine couldn't?
i want to know please
Did Pascals arithmetic machine lead to other inventions?
Yes. The invention of computer.
Who was given credit with Inventing the Adding Machine?
Theodore Simpson built the first automatic calculator called the "Calculating Clock" in 1623. Another machine was built by French Mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1642. However , it was William Seward Burroughs who received the first patent for adding machines in August of 1888.
Does Pascals principle provide a way to get more energy from a machine than is put into it?
Yes
What is the adding machine used for?
The adding machine is actually a calculator. but in the mid 1642's it was called an adding machine. it was used to help with mathimatics
When was the first computer information system invented?
The first kind and simple computers were the abacus and pascals adding machine. Then after further innovations more this came in existence. Pascal's Bones was invented by Blaise Pascal.
What is an adding machine?
An adding machine is a mechanical or electromechanical calculator which could perform addition and subtraction.
What does the stepped reckoned do that pascals machine couldn't do?
It did multiplication by repeated addition and shifting whereas Pascal's couldn't.
What does the Stepped Reckon do that Pascals machine couldn't?
It did multiplication by repeated addition and shifting whereas Pascal's couldn't.
What does the stepped reckoner do that Pascals machine couldn't?
It did multiplication by repeated addition and shifting whereas Pascal's couldn't.
