Steely Dan refers to "Steely Dan III from Yokohama," a strap-on dildo from the novel The Naked Lunch by William Burroughs. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker were fans of Beat Generation literature.
Dig a canal in Panama
Increase the territory of the united States (AT&T)
Spread American ideas of democracy and individual freedom
spread American ideas of democracy and individual freedom.
William Seward Burroughs I died on September 14, 1898 at the age of 41.
William Seward Burroughs I was born on January 28, 1855.
William Seward Burroughs I was born on January 28, 1855.
William Seward Burroughs I died on September 14, 1898 at the age of 41.
William Seward Burroughs was most famous for inventing the first practical adding and listing machine.
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William Seward Burroughs is famous for inventing the first practical adding and listing machine.
The adding machine and the calculator
William Seward Burroughs was the inventor of calculators.
because he needed to learn
In 1885 William Seward Burroughs constructed his first calculating machine; though it proved commercially impractical. He patented a practical model in 1892.
William Seward Burroughs invented the first practical calculator