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Origin of Modern Calculating Machines (1921)
- tkgally 4y agoSubtitle: “A chronicle of the evolution of the principles that form the generic make-up of the Modern Calculating Machine” From p. 190: “That all inventors deserve credit, even in the face of failure, is without question. The hours, days, months, and sometimes years, given up to the working out of any machine, intended to benefit mankind, whether the result brings a return or not,—whether the invention holds value, or no,—leaves a record that the world may benefit by, in pointing out the errors or productive results. “If it were not for the ambitions and untiring efforts of men of this type, who give heart and soul to the working out of intricate problems, the world would not be as far advanced as it is today.”