Multiple choice

The first mechanical calculating machine was made by

  1. William oughtred

  2. Gottfried Leibnitz

  3. Blaise Pascal

  4. Charles Babbage

  5. None of these

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C Correct answer
Explanation

Blaise Pascal is credited with inventing the Pascaline, the first mechanical calculator, in 1642. Other figures like Babbage and Leibnitz contributed significantly to later computing developments.