biography
| name: |
Burroughs, William (Seward)
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pronunciation:
[buhrohz]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1855–98)
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| biography:
| Inventor, born in Auburn, New York, USA. His work as a bank clerk led him to develop the first practical adding and listing machine. Exhausting his small capital of $300, he perfected such a machine and received a patent (1888). During the 1890s he developed improved calculators, and his Burroughs Adding Machine Co was the forerunner of the Burroughs Corp, a computer manufacturer. |
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