
3 0 c m
40cm
actual image size: 32cm x 22cm
Description
Design sketch for a Charles Babbage engine. Babbage (1792-1871) was a computer pioneer and 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.
10318895
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