The Ternary Calculating Machine of Thomas Fowler

  • Authors:
  • Mark Glusker;David M. Hogan;Pamela Vass

  • Affiliations:
  • Nektar Therapeutics;North Devon College;-

  • Venue:
  • IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

In 1840, Thomas Fowler, a self-taught English mathematician and inventor, created a unique ternary calculating machine. Until recently, all detail of this machine was lost. A research project begun in 1997 uncovered sufficient information to enable the recreation of a physical concept model of Fowler's machine. The next step is to create a historically accurate replica.