History of Computers - Wilhelm Schickard
Whilhelm Schickard(4/22/1592-10/24/1635) was a German inventor and mathematician. He is best known for his invention the Calculating Clock
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Biography
Schickard was born in the south German town of Herrenberg. He graduated from the University of Tubingen in 1609. Throughout his life, Schickard remained attached to the university first studying theology, and after 1619 as a professor. In 1631, Schickard moved from the languages to the astronomy department. During His time at Tubingen, Schickard carried out research in astronomy and mathematics. He was also a machinest, building among other things a calculation machine and a Hebrew grammar machine
Calculating Clock
Schickard is most well known today for the Calculating Clock. He invented this machine while as a Hebrew Professor in 1623 in order to assist his good friend Johannes Keppler with astronomical calculations. This machine was one of the first mechanical calculators and preceded the Pascaline by about 20 years. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c2/Rechenmaschine_wilhelm_schickard.png%7COriginal Sketch of Schickard's Calculating Clock
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