Monday, October 10, 2016

Consul: The educated monkey:

Originally shared by Maurici Carbo (nummolt apps)

Consul: The educated monkey:
(a mechanical multiplication device)
http://americanhistory.si.edu/blog/consul-educated-monkey-or-inventions-william-h-robertson
(Peggy A. Kidwell)
But see also the  comments for the dangers of table-driven computation.



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