400 years of mechanical calculating

22 September, on the Groenenborger campus of the University of Antwerp, at 16:00 in auditorium G.T.105

To mark the 400th anniversary of Wilhelm Schickard's first calculator, a number of colleagues from the Faculty of Applied Engineering joined forces to put together an exhibition on "400 years of mechanical arithmetic". This small but fine exhibition includes replicas of the Schickard and Leibniz machines, and numerous other highlights from the history of mechanical arithmetic.

The opening symposium will take place on 22 September, on the Groenenborger campus of the University of Antwerp, at 16:00 in auditorium G.T.105.

You are cordially invited, and register via: https://forms.office.com/e/tvypJvkLxz

The programme consists of:

16:05 Reception by Rector Prof Dr Herman Van Goethem, and Dean Prof Dr Tom Breugelmans

16:15 Explanation of the exhibition by Paul Levrie, Erwin Smet and Christophe Vande Velde

16:25 Guest lecture by Prof Ina Prinz, University of Bonn and director of the Arithmeum

"400 years of mechanical calculators"

17:00 Opening of the exhibition, followed by a reception and free visit.

We will again have a stand at the International Collectors Fair in Utrecht, Netherlands. This is the largest fair of its kind in Europe and caters to design, antiques, curios, in short anything collectable.