Charles Babbage

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Date
1830 ca.
Credit Line
Courtesy of the Science Museum
Keywords
Lovelace, Ada; Analytical Engine; Difference Engine; Mathematical table; Mechanical calculation
Object ID
500004216

Babbage held the prestigious Lucasian Chair of Mathematics at Cambridge from 1828 to 1839 and did important work in many areas besides mechanical calculation.