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William Seward Burroughs I (January 28, 1857 – September 14, 1898) was an American inventor born in Rochester, New York. [1] [2] Life and career. Personal life. Burroughs was the son of a mechanic and worked with machines throughout his childhood.
William Seward Burroughs (born January 28, 1855, Auburn, New York, U.S.—died September 15, 1898, Citronelle, Alabama) was an American inventor of the first recording adding machine and pioneer of its manufacture.
William Seward Burroughs may refer to: William Seward Burroughs I (1857–1898), inventor of adding machine. William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), author and grandson of the above. William S. Burroughs Jr. (1947–1981), author and son of the above.
Learn about the inventor of the first practical adding and listing machine, also known as the calculator. Find out how he started his career as a bank clerk and developed his mechanical accounting device in St. Louis.
Learn about William Seward Burroughs, who invented the first workable adding machine in 1888. Find out how he founded the American Arithmometer Company and how his legacy influenced the computer industry.
William Seward Burroughs (ca 1855-1898), the son of a machinist in upstate New York, spent some years working as a clerk before moving to St. Louis and taking up invention. From 1884, he attracted investors to aid in his development of a printing adding machine.
Inventor-entrepreneur William Seward Burroughs was born 28 January 1855 in Auburn, New York. Having to support himself from the age of 15, he was employed at various jobs and also worked on his own inventions.
