Burroughs, William
Burroughs, William (Seward)
(1857–98) inventor; born in Rochester, N.Y. His work as a bank clerk led him to develop the first practical adding and listing machine. Exhausting his small capital of $300, he perfected such a machine and received a patent for it in 1888. He developed improved calculators during the 1890s. His Burroughs Adding Machine Company was the forerunner of the Burroughs Corporation, a computer manufacturer.
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Burroughs, William S., Queer, 25th Anniversary Edition, Kindle Edition (New York: Penguin Books, 2010), loc.
Burroughs, William. Naked lunch: lie Restored Text.
Burroughs, William S., Gysin; Brion, Beiles; Sinclair; and Corso, Gregory.
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Burroughs, William Seward, Tangier, 20 May 1964, To Allen Ginsberg." Following "written on copy of My Own Mag." 2 p.
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