René Grillet

Updated: 12/31/2020 by Computer Hope
Rene Grillet

Name: René Grillet de Roven, also René Grilliet

Born: Unknown, in Rouen, France

Computer-related contributions

  • French mechanic and watchmaker who created a mechanical calculating machine (17th century).
  • Invented a hygrometer.
  • Watchmaker of King Louis XIV.

Significant publications

  • Curiosités mathematiques de l'invention du Sr Grillet horloger a Paris (1673).