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Vintage German decoder to be displayed in Pitt’s Hillman Library Read more: http://triblive.com/new
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Rescher, 84, rescued the plan for the machine several years ago from the archival papers of 17th-century German mathematician G.W. Leibniz, an international diplomat and scholar credited with inventing several branches of mathematics and founding academies across Europe.
Leibniz‘s plan, prepared for Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I in 1688, was never executed. Although an active espionage trade spanning Europe at the time revolved around secret codes, Rescher said, documents suggest Leopold had no interest in the machine
Rescher, 84, rescued the plan for the machine several years ago from the archival papers of 17th-century German mathematician G.W. Leibniz, an international diplomat and scholar credited with inventing several branches of mathematics and founding academies across Europe.
Leibniz‘s plan, prepared for Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I in 1688, was never executed. Although an active espionage trade spanning Europe at the time revolved around secret codes, Rescher said, documents suggest Leopold had no interest in the machine
Read more: http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/3089563-74/machine-rescher-leibniz#ixzz2F49SCipw
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