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Amédée Mannheim

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Victor Mayer Amédée Mannheim
Born(1831-07-17)17 July 1831
Paris, France
Died11 December 1906(1906-12-11) (aged 75)
Paris, France
Known forInventing modern slide rule
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics

Victor Mayer Amédée Mannheim (17 July 1831 – 11 December 1906) was the inventor of the modern slide rule. Around 1850, he introduced a new scale system that used a runner to perform calculations. This type of slide rule became known under the name of its inventor: the Mannheim.

References

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  • Computer Museum, Kiel
  • O'Connor, John J.; Robertson, Edmund F., "Amédée Mannheim", MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive, University of St Andrews
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