William oughtred Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Saddleback College Computer Science 1A - Rousseau, Michele Exam 1Abacus (~2400 BC) Ans- Laid the foundation for positional numbering system Antikythera Mechanism (~100 BC) Ans- The earliest known Mechanical Analog Computer. It used mechanical gears and pointers. John Napier (1610) Ans- Made a form of logarithm for computing that simplify multiplication, division, square & cube roots Napier's Rods (or Bones) Ans- Rods that could be moved around and placed in specially constructed boards...

Abacus (~2400 BC) Ans- Laid the foundation for positional numbering system Antikythera Mechanism (~100 BC) Ans- The earliest known Mechanical Analog Computer. It used mechanical gears and pointers. John Napier (1610) Ans- Made a form of logarithm for computing that simplify multiplication, division, square & cube roots Napier's Rods (or Bones) Ans- Rods that could be moved around and placed in specially constructed boards William Oughtred (1622) Ans- Created the side rule Wilhelm...

Saddleback College Computer Science 1A - Rousseau, Michele Exam 1Saddleback College Computer Science 1A - Rousseau, Michele Exam 1 Abacus (~2400 BC) Ans- Laid the foundation for positional numbering system Antikythera Mechanism (~100 BC) Ans- The earliest known Mechanical Analog Computer. It used mechanical gears and pointers. John Napier (1610) Ans- Made a form of logarithm for computing that simplify multiplication, division, square & cube roots Napier's Rods (or Bones) Ans- R...