Photoelectric Number Sieve Machine ("Gear Machine")
- Published in 1932
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This gear number sieve was constructed to solve number theory problems such as factoring and determining if a number is prime. The machine also had a photo detector and powerful amplifier which was not included in the gift.
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@online{PhotoelectricNumberSieve, title = {Photoelectric Number Sieve Machine ("Gear Machine")}, author = {D. H. Lehmer and Robert Canepa}, url = {http://www.computerhistory.org/collections/catalog/X85.82}, urldate = {2016-06-13}, abstract = {This gear number sieve was constructed to solve number theory problems such as factoring and determining if a number is prime. The machine also had a photo detector and powerful amplifier which was not included in the gift.}, comment = {}, collections = {Easily explained,Things to make and do,Integerology}, year = 1932 }