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The first calculator was built by?

The first calculator was built by?
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  • A Marie Jacquad
  • B Balise Pascal
  • C Charles Babbage
  • D John Napier
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Pascaline, also called Arithmetic Machine, the first calculator or adding machine to be produced in any quantity and actually used. The Pascaline was designed and built by the French mathematician-philosopher Blaise Pascal between 1642 and 1644.

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