Geroge Parker Bidder, One of the Most Remarkable Human Computers

1856
portrait of George Parker Bidder from the "Illustrated London News"
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George Parker Bidder from the "Illustrated London News"

In 1856 George Parker Bidder, an engineer and one of the most remarkable human computers of all time, published his paper on Mental Calculation. (See Reading 3.1)

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Mathematics / Logic
Computers & Society
Computers & the Human Brain / Neuromorphic Computing