History of computers II
Pascaline
Pascaline is often referred to as an adding machine or an arithmetic machine.
During the years 1642–1644, French mathematician and philosopher Biaise Pascal created it.
It's thought to have been the original mechanical and automated calculator.
This device was created by Pascal to aid his father, a tax accountant.
It was limited to addition and subtraction only.
It was a wooden box with numerous wheels and gears within.
The adjoining wheel also revolves when one wheel makes one rotation.
The top of the wheels has a number of panes where you may read the totals.
Stepped Reckoner or Leibnitz wheel
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibnitz, a German mathematician and philosopher, created it in 1673.
To create this machine, he enhanced Pascal's creation.
The stepped reckoner was a digital mechanical calculator that used fluted drums as gears in place of gears.
References
[1] javaTpoint, 'History of computers' (online, 2022) <https://www.javatpoint.com/history-of-computer>.