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- 4. •500 BC the Abacus or
the suan pan was the
first mechanical
computing device
which are used by the
Chinese.
- 5. •The Abacus was used as
an ancient calculator. It
helped businesses to
perform mathematical
calculations without
using pen and paper
- 6. •Made up of rods of
sliding beads mounted
on a frame.
•Considered as the first
computer.
- 9. •1550 – The Napier’s
Bones was developed
by John Napier.
•John Napier – known
as the discoverer of
logarithms.
- 13. •It is used primarily
for multiplication
and division, and
also for scientific
functions.
- 18. •1673
•(also called as the Step
Reckoner)
•Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
•Addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division
- 24. in a simple and reliable
way.
•First digital mechanical
calculator
- 28. •But in the end, he was
forced to abandon it
because of lack of
funds.