Charles Babbage is considered the grandfather of the computer. In about 1820, he began trying to build a machine that could calculate mathematical tables automatically. He started work on the Difference Engine, which used a series of gears and axles. Babbage also designed a machine that could print out the machine's results, rather than allow people to write down the answers and possibly introduce mistakes. In 1832, he started working on another machine - the Analytical Machine, which was very complicated and was never actually built. No machine with its power or versatility would be seen for more than a century. The Mammoth Book of Great Inventions, edited by James Dyson and Robert Uhlig
Charles Babbage is considered the grandfather of the computer. In about 1820, he began trying to build a machine that could calculate mathematical tables automatically. He started work on the Difference Engine, which used a series of gears and axles. Babbage also designed a machine that could print out the machine's results, rather than allow people to write down the answers and possibly introduce mistakes. In 1832, he started working on another machine - the Analytical Machine, which was very complicated and was never actually built. No machine with its power or versatility would be seen for more than a century. The Mammoth Book of Great Inventions, edited by James Dyson and Robert Uhlig
Babbage father of 'miracle machine'
Charles Babbage is considered the grandfather of the computer. In about 1820, he began trying to build a machine that could calculate mathematical tables automatically. He started work on the Difference Engine, which used a series of gears and axles. Babbage also designed a machine that could print out the machine's results, rather than allow people to write down the answers and possibly introduce mistakes. In 1832, he started working on another machine - the Analytical Machine, which was very complicated and was never actually built. No machine with its power or versatility would be seen for more than a century. The Mammoth Book of Great Inventions, edited by James Dyson and Robert Uhlig
Charles Babbage is considered the grandfather of the computer. In about 1820, he began trying to build a machine that could calculate mathematical tables automatically. He started work on the Difference Engine, which used a series of gears and axles. Babbage also designed a machine that could print out the machine's results, rather than allow people to write down the answers and possibly introduce mistakes. In 1832, he started working on another machine - the Analytical Machine, which was very complicated and was never actually built. No machine with its power or versatility would be seen for more than a century. The Mammoth Book of Great Inventions, edited by James Dyson and Robert Uhlig