History of Computing The abacus is a calculating machine used for centuries Pascal invented an adding machine in 1673 (for taxes!)
Factoring Large Numbers with the TWIRL Device
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1 Hardware-Based Implementations of Factoring Algorithms Factoring Estimates for a 1024-Bit RSA Modulus A. Lenstra, E. Tromer, A. Shamir, W. Kortsmit,