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jul 16, 1671 - leibinz machine

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In 1671 the German mathematician-philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm von Leibniz designed a calculating machine called the Step Reckoner. (It was first built in 1673.) The Step Reckoner expanded on Pascal's ideas and did multiplication by repeated addition and shifting

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jul 16, 1671
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~ 355 years ago

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