Charles Babbage
Charles Babbage (; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.Babbage is considered by some to be "father of the computer". He is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer, the Difference Engine, that eventually led to more complex electronic designs, though all the essential ideas of modern computers are to be found in his Analytical Engine, programmed using a principle openly borrowed from the Jacquard loom. Babbage had a broad range of interests in addition to his work on computers covered in his 1832 book ''Economy of Manufactures and Machinery''. He was an important figure in the social scene in London, and is credited with importing the "scientific soirée" from France with his well-attended Saturday evening soirées. His varied work in other fields has led him to be described as "pre-eminent" among the many polymaths of his century.
Babbage, who died before the complete successful engineering of many of his designs, including his Difference Engine and Analytical Engine, remained a prominent figure in the ideating of computing. Parts of his incomplete mechanisms are on display in the Science Museum in London. In 1991, a functioning difference engine was constructed from the original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked. Provided by Wikipedia
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871, Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2010
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New York : New York University Press, 1989
New York : New York University Press, 1989
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Edinburgh : Printed for A. Constable, 1822
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
London : [publisher not identified], 1832
London : [publisher not identified], 1832
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
London : B. Fellowes [etc.], 1830
London : B. Fellowes [etc.], 1830
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1830
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1830
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
London : B. Fellowes, 1830
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1832
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1832
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Edinburgh : Printed for A. Constable, 1819
Edinburgh : Printed for A. Constable, 1819
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
New York : A. M. Kelley, 1967
New York : A. M. Kelley, 1967
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New York : New York University Press, 1989
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1829
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1829
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
London : C. Knight, 1832
London : C. Knight, 1832
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
[France] : Société d'encouragement pour l'instruction elémentaire, 1834
[France] : Société d'encouragement pour l'instruction elémentaire, 1834
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1824
Edinburgh : London : William Blackwood ; T. Cadell, 1824
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by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
Edinburgh : Printed for A. Constable, 1823
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