Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz · 1671
Description of his calculating machine
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Does using calculating devices weaken the ability to calculate without them?No. it frees minds for better work. It is unworthy of excellent men to lose hours like slaves in calculation that could be given to anyone else if machines were used.
English in D. E. Smith, A Source Book in Mathematics (1929), pp. 180–181 · Quotation and date 1671 as given by Whipple Museum and MacTutor, citing D. E. Smith, A Source Book in Mathematics (1929), pp. 180–181. Latin title not confirmed.