Pi History - D. F. Ferguson, the Destop Calculator, & Pi |
The Illustrated History of Pi |
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D.F. Ferguson, the Desktop Calculator, and Pi |
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The desktop calculator, although a relatively primitive instrument by today's standards, was a technology tour-de-force in its day. |
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In 1947, D. F. Ferguson, working with a destop calcuator, was able to calculate 808 digits of pi. |
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This was subsequently extended by others using new technology ... the electronic digial computer ... |
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History of Pi - D F Ferguson, The Desktop Calculator, and Pi - Illustrated History of Pi www.NationalPiDay.org National Pi Day |
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