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Leslie Comrie

Leslie Comrie, New Zealand astronomer and academic (died 1950)

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Born
August 15, 1893
Died
December 11, 1950
Zodiac sign
Leo
Birth year
1893

About Leslie Comrie

Leslie John Comrie FRS was an astronomer and a pioneer in mechanical computation. Having joined while in school in New Zealand, Comrie was eventually the first director (1920–1922) of the Computing Section of the British Astronomical Association. Comrie founded in 1937 the world's first private company for scientific computing, incorporated as Scientific Computing Service, Limited. He travelled to the United States to teach at Swarthmore College and Northwestern University in 1924, where he also pioneered the teaching of numerical analysis.

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Leslie Comrie timeline

  1. Having joined while in school in New Zealand, Comrie was eventually the first director (1920–1922) of the Computing Section of the British Astronomical Association.
  2. He travelled to the United States to teach at Swarthmore College and Northwestern University in 1924, where he also pioneered the teaching of numerical analysis.
  3. Comrie founded in 1937 the world's first private company for scientific computing, incorporated as Scientific Computing Service, Limited.

The world when Leslie Comrie was born

Leslie Comrie was born in 1893. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineWorld's Columbian Exposition in Chicago
  • Technology milestoneFirst Ferris wheel debuts at Chicago World's Fair
  • Notable inventionFerris wheel (264 feet tall)
  • World population~1.53B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderGrover Cleveland
  • U.S. population66.0M

1893 versus 2026

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Measure18932026
Population66.0M341 million

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