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A 19th-Century Mathematician Finally Proves Himself

SOURCE: DIGG • 2009-12-11
TOPICS: English Inventions • Charles Babbage • Difference Engine • Babbage • Calculating Machine

[101 diggs @ General Sciences] In the mid-1800s, Charles Babbage got fed up with doing complex calculations by hand, so he designed what he called a Difference Engine. He never built the machine in his lifetime, but 150 years later, engineers built the engine to Babbage's speci... read more »

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