Percy Ludgate
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Percy Edwin Ludgate (2 August 1883 – 16 October 1922) was an Irish amateur scientist who designed the second analytical engine (general-purpose Turing-complete computer) in history.[1][2]
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Percy Edwin Ludgate | |
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Born | (1883-08-02)2 August 1883 Skibbereen, County Cork, Ireland |
Died | 16 October 1922(1922-10-16) (aged 39) Dublin, Ireland |
Resting place | Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin |
Nationality | Irish |
Known for | Design of the second analytical engine in history |
Scientific career | |
Fields | mechanical computer design & discrete logarithms (1909); Accountancy (1917) |
Institutions | Kevans & Son (Dublin, Ireland) |
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