The first modern analog computer was a tide-predicting machine, invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872. The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms, was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson, the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin.
The first modern analog computer was a tide - predicting machine , invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872 . The differential analyser , a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel - and - disc mechanisms , was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson , the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin .
Who invented the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine?
Who invented the first analog computer in the form of a tide - predicting machine ?
Sir William Thomson
Sir William Thomson