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Charles Babbage KH FRS (/ˈbæbɪdʒ/; 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.[2]
Charles Babbage
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Charles Babbage
Born
26 December 1791
London (likely Southwark)
Died
18 October 1871 (aged 79)
Marylebone, London, UK
Nationality
English
Citizenship
British
Alma mater
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Known for
Difference engine
Scientific career
Fields
Mathematics, engineering, political economy, computer science
Institutions
Trinity College, Cambridge
Influences
Robert Woodhouse, Gaspard Monge, John Herschel
Influenced
Karl Marx, John Stuart Mill, Ada Lovelace
Signature
Charles Babbage Signature.svg
Considered by some to be "father of the computer",[2][3][4][5] Babbage is credited with inventing the first mechanical computer that eventually led to more complex electronic designs, though all the essential ideas of modern computers are to be found in Babbage's Analytical Engine.[2][6] His varied work in other fields has led him to be described as "pre-eminent" among the many polymaths of his century.[1]
Parts of Babbage's incomplete mechanisms are on display in the Science Museum in London. In 1991, a functioning difference engine was constructed from Babbage's original plans. Built to tolerances achievable in the 19th century, the success of the finished engine indicated that Babbage's machine would have worked.