COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Question
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The inventor of the Napier’s bones used for multiplication and long Division.
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John Napier
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Albert Napier
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Alex Napier
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John William Napier
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Napier’s bones is a manually-operated calculating device created by John Napier of Merchiston, Scotland for the calculation of products and quotients of numbers. The method was based on lattice multiplication, and also called rabdology, a word invented by Napier. Napier published his version in 1617.
Detailed explanation-2: -He was the first to introduce the use of the decimal point and to propose using binary numbers in calculations. Particularly associated with his name are Napier’s rods (or bones). These could be assembled in different ways to multiply or divide large numbers by reading across the columns of figures.
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