Hayyim Slonimski

Name: Hayyim Selig Slonimski

Born: March 31, 1810

Death: May 15, 1904 (Age: 94)

Computer-related contributions

• Hebrew publisher, astronomer, inventor, and science author.
• Invented an award-winning calculating machine in 1844.

Significant publications

• Toledot ha-Shamayim (1938).
• Sefer Kukba di-Shebit (1835).
• Mosede Hokmah (1834).

Honors and awards

• Awarded the part Demidov Prize of 2,500 rubles by Russian Academy of Sciences for the invention of his calculating machine (1844).