Victor Mayer Amédée Mannheim | |
Birth Date: | 17 July 1831 |
Birth Place: | Paris, France |
Death Place: | Paris, France |
Fields: | Mathematics |
Known For: | Inventing modern slide rule |
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Victor Mayer Amédée Mannheim (17 July 1831 - 11 December 1906) was the inventor of the modern slide rule. Around 1850, he introduced a new scale system that used a runner to perform calculations. This type of slide rule became known under the name of its inventor: the Mannheim.