jan 26, 1703 - Leibniz helps introduce binary logic to Europe

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1. Leibniz invented the binary system that uses ones and zeroes after reading an old Chinese book called I Ching.
2. Leibniz also proposed the idea of a "calculus ratiocinator", which would have been a very basic computer/calculator.
3. Used binary logic in his ideas for a computer, a concept which would later be put into practice by Babbage and Lovelace.

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