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Charles Babbage KH FRS (/ ˈ b æ b ɪ dʒ /; 26 December 1791 – 18 October 1871) was an English polymath. [1] A mathematician, philosopher, inventor and mechanical engineer, Babbage originated the concept of a digital programmable computer.
Charles Babbage (born December 26, 1791, London, England—died October 18, 1871, London) was an English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer.
The calculating engines of English mathematician Charles Babbage (1791-1871) are among the most celebrated icons in the prehistory of computing. Babbage’s Difference Engine No.1 was the first successful automatic calculator and remains one of the finest examples of precision engineering of the time.
Charles Babbage (December 26, 1791–October 18, 1871) was an English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceptualized the first digital programmable computer.
Read a concise life history of Charles Babbage, a pioneer of computer science. Discover facts about his inventions.
Charles Babbage, English mathematician and inventor who is credited with having conceived the first automatic digital computer. He designed two calculating devices, the Difference Engine and the Analytical Engine, neither of which were fully built.
While he did not invent the first complete digital computer, Charles Babbage‘s pioneering work earned him rightful status as the "father of computing" – lighting the spark that led to today‘s computer revolution.
Analytical Engine, generally considered the first computer, designed and partly built by the English inventor Charles Babbage in the 19th century. The Analytical Engine was to be a general-purpose, fully program-controlled, automatic mechanical digital computer.
Charles Babbage (1791-1871), inventor and mathematician, is poring over a set of astronomical tables calculated by hand. Finding error after error he finally exclaims 'I wish to God these calculations had been executed by steam'.
Professor Charles Babbage was a British mathematician, an original and innovative thinker and a pioneer of computing. Charles Babbage was born on 26 December 1791, probably in London, the son of a banker.