Martin Wiberg
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Martin Wiberg (4 September 1826 – 29 December 1905) was a Swedish
inventor. He enrolled at Lund University in 1845 and became a Doctor of Philosophy
in 1850.
He is known as a
Tekniska museet[4] (The Technical Museum) of Sweden in Stockholm. Wiberg failed to sell his machine, and also failed to sell the output tables due to their bad looks.[5][6][7]
Apart from this invention, Wiberg invented numerous other devices and gadgets, among these a
pulse jet engine. None of these were commercially successful.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Original Documents on the History of Calculators". ajmdeman.awardspace.info (in French). C. Delaunay, "Rapport sur une machine a calculer présentée par M. Wiberg", Comptes Rendus des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences 56 (1863) 330-339. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
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- CiteSeerX 10.1.1.639.3286.
- ^ "Räknemaskin" [Calculator]. digitaltmuseum.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-08-26.
- ^ a b Nordisk familjebok, Uggleupplagan, page 202
- ISBN 978-91-44-03501-7
- ^ "History of Computers and Computing, Babbage, Next differential engines, Wiberg". history-computer.com. Retrieved 2017-08-26.
Further reading
- Wiberg, Helgo. "Några av Martin Wibergs uppfinningar – Digitala modeller" [Some of Martin Wiberg's Inventions - Digital Models]. digitalamodeller.se (in Swedish). Daedalus 1955. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- "Vår familjehistoria" [Our family history]. bjaraslakten.se (in Swedish). Family history. In "Text-dokument" there's a link to video showing Wiberg's difference engine with commentary in English. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - Rittsel, Pär. "Martin Wiberg, snillet från Lund". IDG.se (in Swedish). Google Translation to English. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
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