William Oughtred was the inventor of the Slide Rule which allowed mathematical operations such as multiplication and division to be calculated by reading values from graduated scales. Slide rules were still commonly used in the 1970's and early 1980's but with the invention of modern electronic calculators, the use of the slide rule has declined.
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William Ougthered invent Slide Rule in 1622!
AnswerThe slide rule was invented by William Oughtred in 1625. AnswerWe do not know the precise year. A circular slide rule was invented by William Oughtred some time about 1620, and a design of a similar slide rule by Delamain was printed in about 1630. The straight slide rule seems to have been invented later, some time around 1650.
William Oughtred(1574-1660) was the first to use the symbol for parallel.
William Oughtred was an English mathematician who is credited as the inventor of the slide rule for multiplication and division in 1622. Oughtred also introduced the "x" symbol for multiplication along with the abbreviations "sin" and "cos" for the sine and cosine functions in mathematics. Another thing that he created was the double horizontal sundial, which is now called the Oughtred-type after him.
William Oughtred was born on March 5, 1575.
William Oughtred was born on March 5, 1575.
William Oughtred died on June 30, 1660 at the age of 85.
William Oughtred died on June 30, 1660 at the age of 85.
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William Oughtred was born on March 5, 1575 and died on June 30, 1660. William Oughtred would have been 85 years old at the time of death or 440 years old today.
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William Oughtred invented it in 1631.