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Léon Bollée (1870-1913) was a French inventor and automobile manufacturer associated with Le Mans. In the late 1880s he developed mechanical calculating machines, including a direct multiplier that used a multiplication table and won a gold medal at the 1889 Paris Exposition. He founded Léon Bollée Automobiles in 1895 and developed the three-wheeled Voiturette, an early petrol-powered vehicle.
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Who was Léon Bollée?
Léon Bollée was a French inventor, engineer, and automobile manufacturer associated with Le Mans. He lived from 1870 to 1913.
What did Léon Bollée demonstrate at the 1889 Paris Exposition?
He exhibited a mechanical calculating machine at the 1889 Paris Exposition. The machine used a multiplication table in a direct-multiplier design and won a gold medal.
What was Bollée's direct multiplier?
Bollée's direct multiplier was a mechanical calculator designed to perform multiplication more efficiently. Its method used a built-in multiplication table instead of relying only on repeated addition.
Was Léon Bollée also involved in cars?
Yes. After his calculating-machine work in the late 1880s, Bollée became associated with automobile manufacturing in Le Mans, France.
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