COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
EARLY COMPUTING DEVICES
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Question
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The Step Reckoner was created by Leibniz in the late 1800’s.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A Leibniz Stepped Reckoner calculator In 1673, Leibniz built the first true four-function calculator.
Detailed explanation-2: -The stepped reckoner or Leibniz calculator was a mechanical calculator invented by the German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz around 1672 and completed in 1694. The name comes from the translation of the German term for its operating mechanism, Staffelwalze, meaning “stepped drum".
Detailed explanation-3: -Modern replica of the Staffelwalze, or Stepped Reckoner, a digital calculating machine invented by Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz around 1672 and built around 1700, on display in the Technische Sammlungen museum in Dresden, Germany.
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