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Who is credited with inventing logarithms?
Who is credited with inventing logarithms?
- John Napier (correct)
- Edmund Gunter
- Wilhelm Schickard
- William Oughtred
Who is considered the inventor of the slide rule?
Who is considered the inventor of the slide rule?
- William Oughtred (correct)
- Edmund Gunter
- Wilhelm Schickard
- John Napier
Who is known for building the first mechanical calculator called 'calculating clock'?
Who is known for building the first mechanical calculator called 'calculating clock'?
- Wilhelm Schickard (correct)
- Charles Babbage
- Blaise Pascal
- Joseph-Marie Jacquard
Who is often credited with writing the world's first computer program?
Who is often credited with writing the world's first computer program?
Who developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards for the US Census in 1890?
Who developed a mechanical tabulator based on punched cards for the US Census in 1890?
Who completed the first general purpose programmable calculator in 1941?
Who completed the first general purpose programmable calculator in 1941?
Who invented the first programmable computer?
Who invented the first programmable computer?
Who designed the MARK series of computers at Harvard University?
Who designed the MARK series of computers at Harvard University?
Who invented the phrase 'bug' to refer to an error in a program?
Who invented the phrase 'bug' to refer to an error in a program?
Who invented the ENIAC, the first programmable electronic digital computer?
Who invented the ENIAC, the first programmable electronic digital computer?
Who developed the cathode ray tube used to electronically store binary data called 'William-Kilburn tube'?
Who developed the cathode ray tube used to electronically store binary data called 'William-Kilburn tube'?
Who invented the 'transistor' at Bell Labs?
Who invented the 'transistor' at Bell Labs?
Who produced the first 'integrated circuit'?
Who produced the first 'integrated circuit'?
Who invented and patented the first computer mouse in the 1960s?
Who invented and patented the first computer mouse in the 1960s?
Who founded the Microsoft Corporation?
Who founded the Microsoft Corporation?
Who founded the Apple computers?
Who founded the Apple computers?
