The invention of the mechanical calculating machine named 'Pascaline' in 1642 was completed by whom? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

The invention of the mechanical calculating machine named 'Pascaline' in 1642 was completed by whom?
A. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
B. Charles Babbage
C. René Descartes
D. Blaise Pascal
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Blaise Pascal invented the Pascaline to assist his father, a tax commissioner, in performing arithmetic addition and subtraction.

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