
4 0 c m
30cm
actual image size: 22cm x 32cm
Description
Pencil drawing with white chalk by Samuel Laurence of Charles Babbage (1791-1871). Babbage was a computer pioneer, inventor, reformer, mathematician, scientist, philosopher and political economist. His Analytical Engine of 1834 was the first calculating engine designed along modern lines and he is said to be the 'father' of computing.
Image Details
Image Ref.
10299091
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