Leslie Comrie
Name: Leslie John Comrie Born: August 15, 1893, in Pukekohe, New Zealand Death: December 11, 1950 (Age: 57) Computer-related contributions Astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation. In 1928, he was the first to use punched card equipment for scientific calculations. Significant publications Errors in Mathematical Tables (1942). The total solar eclipse of 1940 October 1 (1933). Eclipse of Rhea by the shadow of Titan (1921). Honors and awards Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of London (1950)....