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October 11, 2004 · No Comments

Has any Chi newspaper picked up on this bit of business history, from The Scotsman? I don’t think so.
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FACT OF THE DAY
Today in 1887, American inventor Dorr Eugene Felt of Chicago patented the world’s first adding machine, named the comptometer . The machine, made from a macaroni box, staples, elastic bands and meat skewers, resembled a weird xylophone - but it proved both reliable and accurate. Click here to read
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Has any Chi newspaper picked up on this bit of bus…

October 11, 2004 · No Comments

Has any Chi newspaper picked up on this bit of business history, from The Scotsman? I don’t think so.

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FACT OF THE DAY

Today in 1887, American inventor Dorr Eugene Felt of Chicago patented the world’s first adding machine, named the comptometer . The machine, made from a macaroni box, staples, elastic bands and meat skewers, resembled a weird xylophone - but it proved both reliable and accurate. Click here to read
today’s news on science and techonology.


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