The first modern analog computer was a tide-predicting machine, invented by Sir William Thomson in 1872. The differential analyser, a mechanical analog computer designed to solve differential equations by integration using wheel-and-disc mechanisms, was conceptualized in 1876 by James Thomson, the brother of the more famous Lord Kelvin. COUNT 4
QSN1 Who invented the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine? ANS1 Sir William Thomson QSN2 When was the first analog computer in the form of a tide-predicting machine created? ANS2 1872 QSN3 Who created the idea of the differential analyzer in 1876? ANS3 James Thomson QSN4 James Thomson was the brother of what famous figure? ANS4 Lord Kelvin