Born in Herrenberg, Germany, Schickard was a brilliant student. By the age seventeen, he had already received his B.A. in theology and Oriental languages from the University of Tübingen. Continuing his studies, Schickard received his M.A. in 1611....

Wilhelm Schickard was born in Herrenberg, Germany, in 1592, and became a renowned astronomer, mathematician, linguist, and Lutheran minister. He is credited with building in 1623 the world's first true mechanical calculator, his "calculating clock" (a...

1592-1635 German astronomer and mathematician. Educated at the University of Tübingen, Schickard studied theology and oriental languages, and became a Lutheran minister in 1613. He was appointed professor of Hebrew at the University of...

1592-1635 German polymath who designed and built the first modern mechanical computer (1623). Schickard's calculating clock performed the operations of addition and subtraction automatically and multiplication and division partially so. He was a...

Wilhelm Schickard (April 22 1592 – October 23 1635) was a German polymath who built one of the first automatic calculators in 1623. Schickard was born in Herrenberg and educated at the University of Tübingen, receiving his first degree, B.A. in...