Who is credited with the invention of the slide rule?

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14 Jun 2017
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The slide rule was developed by William Oughtred, who built upon the logarithmic concepts introduced by John Napier. While Napier invented logarithms, Oughtred applied them to create the slide rule, a mechanical analog computer used for calculations.

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