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### The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) (1940)

The Complex Number Calculator (CNC) was a mechanical device invented by George R. Stibitz in 1940. It used electrical relays to perform complex arithmetic operations on binary-encoded complex numbers, allowing for faster and more accurate calculations than by hand or with analog computers.


The machine had two input registers, one for the real part of a complex number and another for the imaginary part. The output of the calculation was displayed on a series of light bulbs. The CNC was groundbreaking in its ability to perform complex arithmetic in real-time using a mechanical device and paved the way for the development of electronic digital computers.

### Model K Adder (1937)

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