William Seward Burroughs IActing·1857·Rochester, New York, USAWilliam Seward Burroughs I was an American inventor and best known for the "calculating machine" ,first patent filed in 1885, designed to ease the monotony of clerical work. He was the gran father of the writer William S. Burroughs (1914-1997).Known forIMDb0.0William S. Burroughs: The PossessedMovie · 2015Credits1AllMoviesTV showsAll departments▼2015William S. Burroughs: The PossessedMovie