Monday, September 13, 2010



Charles Babbage developed the first plans for the difference engine in 1821:

Babbage developed two mechanical calculators, the difference engine and the analytical engine. During his lifetime he could, however, not build a functional engine but the latter served as the predecessor of the modern computer. His interests and activities reach far beyond pioneering work in this field.

(Source: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Babbage#Wissenschaftliches_Werk)

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