Computer history - 1600's
| Year |
Event |
| 1600 |
William Gilbert coins the term electricity from the Greek word elecktra. |
| 1617 |
John Napier introduced a system called "Napiers Bones," made from horn, bone or ivory the device allowed the capability of multiplying by adding numbers and dividing by subtracting. |
| 1621 |
The circular slide rule is invented by William Oughtred. |
| 1623 |
Blaise Pascal is born June
19, 1623. |
| 1623 |
The first known workable mechanical calculating machine is invented by Germanys Wilhelm Schickard.
The machine is based on the idea of Napier's Bones, mentioned
earlier. |
| 1632 |
William Oughtred of Cambridge
combines two Gunter rules to make a device that resembles today's
slide rule. |
| 1642 |
Frances Blaise Pascal invents a machine, called the Pascaline, that can add, subtract, and carry between digits. |
| 1662 |
Blaise Pascal passes away
August 19, 1662. |
| 1671 |
Gottfried Leibniz introduces the Step Reckoner, a device that can
multiply, divide, and evaluate square roots. |
| 1679 |
Gottfried Leibniz demonstrates binary arithmetic, a discovery that shows every number can be
represented by 0 and 1 only. |
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