the computer
in the 1600's
William Oughtred contribution in developing computer was the slide rule which is based on the emerging work on logarithms by John Napier. Before the advent of the pocket calculator, it was the most commonly used calculation tool in science and engineering.
He did not invent any computer, a computer is capable of automating a calculation without human assistance.What he did invent was the sliderule, an analog mechanical calculation aid. He was most likely after a faster way to do multiplication and division, as that is the main thing a sliderule does.
The slide rule, also known as a slipstick, is a mechanical analog computer. The slide rule is used primarily for multiplication and division, and also for "scientific" functions such as roots, logarithms and trigonometry, but does not generally perform addition or subtraction. William Oughtred and others developed the slide rule in the 1600sThere are pictures and information about slide rules at the Wikipedia article listed in the related links below.
William Austin Burt invented the Solar Compass
the fuse
William Oughtred invented it in 1631.
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AnswerThe slide rule was invented by William Oughtred in 1625. AnswerWe do not know the precise year. A circular slide rule was invented by William Oughtred some time about 1620, and a design of a similar slide rule by Delamain was printed in about 1630. The straight slide rule seems to have been invented later, some time around 1650.
The × symbol for multiplication was introduced by William Oughtred in 1631.
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The slide rule was invented by William Oughtred some time about 1620 or 1625.
William Oughtred was born on March 5, 1575.
William Oughtred was born on March 5, 1575.
The × symbol for multiplication was introduced by William Oughtred in 1631.Oughtred also introduced the abbreviations sin and cos for sine and cosine functions.
William Oughtred died on June 30, 1660 at the age of 85.
William Oughtred died on June 30, 1660 at the age of 85.