This device, invented by Charles Napier, consisted of a series of rods that could be used to perform multiplication. ... It was not until 1820 that a mechanical calculator, developed by Charles Xavier Thomas, was introduced that could perform all four basic arithmetic operations. While Thomas was busy creating the desktop calculator, Charles Babbage (a mathematics professor in Cambridge, England), began to design a more complex machine. In 1822, with financial help from the British government, Babbage demonstrated a working model of the Difference Engine. ... In 1890, Census Department emp...

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In the early 1800s, a mathematics professor named Charles Babbage designed an automatic calculation machine (Dolotta, 1985). ... With Babbage's machine, managers could more easily calculate the large numbers accumulated by inventories. ... After Babbage, people began to lose interest in computers. ...

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In the early 1800s, a mathematics professor named Charles Babbage designed an automatic calculation machine (Dolotta, 1985). ... With Babbage's machine, managers could more easily calculate the large numbers accumulated by inventories. ... After Babbage, people began to lose interest in computers. ...

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In the early 1800s, a mathematics professor named Charles Babbage designed an automatic calculation machine (Dolotta, 1985). ... With Babbage's machine, managers could more easily calculate the large numbers accumulated by inventories. ... After Babbage, people began to lose interest in computers. ...

• Word Count: 2566
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate