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Charles Babbage

Charles Babbage. 1791-1871. Why?. Charles B abbage is famous. Why? He invented 3 different machines, one of which was more complex than the others. Now, its more comanly known as a computer. First computer. Background. Of charles Babbage.

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Charles Babbage

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  1. Charles Babbage 1791-1871

  2. Why? Charles Babbage is famous. Why? He invented 3 different machines, one of which was more complex than the others. Now, its more comanly known as a computer First computer

  3. Background Of charles Babbage Charles Babbage was born in London on the 26th of December, 1791. He was the son of a banker. This is Charles as a boy.

  4. Education Charles was often ill, therefore was mainly educated at home. He was very interested in mathematics, and in 1810 he went to Cambridge university.

  5. Early Adult After Babbage had graduated, he was hired by the Royal Institution to lecture on calculus. Before two years had passed, he had been elected a member of the Royal society.

  6. Astronomicalsociety With the help of his friends from Cambridge, he set up the Astronomical society in 1810.He was the first to challenge the dominance of the Royal society.

  7. His Job From 1828 to 1839, Babbage was Lucasian Professor of mathematics at Cambridge.

  8. Difference Engine In the 1820s Babbage decided to work on his ‘Difference Engine’. This was a machine which could perform mathematical calculations. It was a six wheeled model that was constructed and demonstrated to many audiences.

  9. Difference Machine 2 He then developed plans For a better machine, Difference Machine 2.

  10. Computers While he worked on his Difference Machines, he was also inventing another machine. It was a revolutionary device, which gave him the fame of being the pioneer of computing!

  11. Death Difference machine 2 was not finished in Babbage’s lifetime, as he died at home, in London on the 18th of October 1871.

  12. How important??? How important is Charles Babbage to you? • Compared to Charles Dickens? • Compared to Charles Darwin? • Compared to Florence Nightingale? We think that Charles Babbage is very important.

  13. THE END We hope you enjoyed our presentation on Charles Babbage. Thanks for watching!!!!! 

  14. P.S • Here some random pics of….. MONKEYS!!!!!!!!!!!

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