WilliamG52

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   by WilliamG52 2y ago

   Yeah carry propogation is tricky. Matthew Jones (the historian who wrote the book I discuss in the video) calls it the "Sufficient Force" problem. Babbage certainly did solve the problem, but so did Thomas de Colmar in his calcula
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   by WilliamG52 2y ago

   Thank you all for the kind words! I appreciate all the wonderful comments and support from people - It is so encouraging and makes me very gratified.
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   by WilliamG52 2y ago

   Hi, I made the calculator and this video. As I discuss throughout and particularly towards the end of the video, my design is based on Thomas de Colmar's Arithmometer (~1820-1860) and Leibniz's Stepped Reckoner (late 1600s), both