Residence France Fields Mathematics | Name Amedee Mannheim | |
Born July 17, 1831
Paris, France ( 1831-07-17 ) Died December 11, 1906(1906-12-11) (aged 75)
Paris, France | ||
Victor Mayer Amédée Mannheim (17 July 1831, Paris, France – 11 December 1906, Paris, France) was the inventor of the modern slide rule. Around 1850, he introduced a new scale system that used a runner to perform calculations. This type of slide rule became known under the name of its inventor: the Mannheim.
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