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Johann Helfrich von Müller

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German engineer

GermanyScientistsLived 1746 to 1830 · aged 84
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Johann Helfrich von Müller was an engineer in the Hessian army who conceived the difference engine in 1786, an idea that later evolved into modern computers. In 1784, he was responsible for an improved adding machine based on principles of Leibniz's stepped reckoner.

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Adding machine by Johann Helfrich von Müller, 1784, in the Hessisches Landesmuseum DarmstadtAdding machine by Johann Helfrich von Müller, 1784, in the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt

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Germany
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Scientists
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Scientist
Status
deceased
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Lived 1746 to 1830 · aged 84
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