Dorr Felt
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Dorr Felt was an American inventor and industrialist best known for creating the early mechanical calculator known as the Comptometer.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dorr Felt canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | human ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| businessRole |
company co-owner
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manufacturer of calculating machines ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Felt & Tarrant Manufacturing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | early key-driven mechanical calculators ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Felt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
calculating machines
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mechanical engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Dorr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasInvented |
Comptometer
NERFINISHED
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improvements to mechanical calculators ⓘ |
| impact | pioneered practical mechanical calculation for business use ⓘ |
| industry |
manufacturing industry
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office equipment industry ⓘ |
| influenced | development of office calculating machines ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Comptometer
NERFINISHED
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mechanical calculator design ⓘ |
| legacy | helped establish mechanical calculators as standard office tools ⓘ |
| name | Dorr Eugene Felt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | commercialization of key-driven calculators ⓘ |
| notableWork | Comptometer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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industrialist ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | United States of America ⓘ |
| productLine | Comptometer calculators NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedTechnology | mechanical key-driven calculation mechanisms ⓘ |
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