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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On the economy of machinery and manufactures / by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Passages from the life of a philosopher. by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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On the economy of machinery and manufactures / by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Passages from the life of a philosopher / by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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The ninth Bridgewater treatise / by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Reflections on the decline of science in England, and on some of its causes / by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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On the economy of machinery and manufactures by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Specimen of logarithmic tables printed with different coloured inks on variously coloured papers by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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On the theoretical principles of the machinery for calculating tables by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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On machinery for calculating and printing mathematical tables by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Barometrical observations made at the fall of the Staubbach by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Observations on the national encouragement of science and on its encouragement by learned societies with observations on the general state of learned societies in England / by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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On the advantage of a collection of numbers, to be entitled the constants of nature and of art by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Demonstration of a theorem relating to prime numbers by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Passages from the life of a philosopher by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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Observations on the measurement of heights by the barometer by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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A letter to T.P. Courtenay, on the proportionate number of births of the two sexes under different circumstances by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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An examination of some questions connected with games of chance. by Babbage, Charles, 1791-1871
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