The name "Madas" is derived from the initial letters of "Multiplication, Automatic Division, Addition, & Subtraction" - Electric motor driven
The operation principle of this arithmometer was initially conceived by Leibniz and the first design patented in France in 1820 by Charles Xavier Thomas de Colmar. A gift from Jaques Chevalier
The computer was used for training statisticians in the area of insurance and finance at the Institut of Statistics of the Paris University (ISUP) Exhibit on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zaecbcXzELI
