Who Invented the First Accurate Mechanical Calculator

question 33

Multiple Choice

Who invented the first accurate mechanical calculator?

• A) Katherine Johnson
• B) Blaise Pascal
• C) Charles Babbage
• D) Herman Hollerith

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