Matt McIrvin on Nostr: As well as inventing the use of logarithms and Napier's bones, John Napier *also* ...
As well as inventing the use of logarithms and Napier's bones, John Napier *also* invented a system for doing binary arithmetic. Here's Chris Staecker explaining it.
(Well, part of it. It sounds like there's more.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVoMdddBQ5kPublished at
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