To provide you with additional information about how we collect and use your personal data, we’ve recently updated our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. Please review these pages now, as they apply to your continued use of our website.
A form of mechanical computer introduced in the 1880s, the integrator dramatically reduced the time it took to calculate a ship`s stability and thus promised to make the application of science to shipbuilding a practical possibility. This J. Amsler-Laffon Mechanical Integrator is on display in the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, California.