BASIC COMPUTER CONCEPTS
HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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John napier
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Henry eckert
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1614, Edinburgh-born Renaissance scholar John Napier invented logarithms. A means of simplifying complex calculations, they remain one of the most important advances in the study and practical application of mathematics.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Scot, John Napier, invented these strips (originally made from bone) about 400 years ago to help calculate multiplication and division.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1617 he published his Rabdologiae, seu Numerationis per Virgulas Libri Duo (Study of Divining Rods; or, Two Books of Numbering by Means of Rods); in this he described ingenious methods of multiplying and dividing of small rods known as Napier’s bones, a device that was the forerunner of the slide rule.