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Charles Babbage (1791-1871) Mathematician Inventor Philosopher Economist Politician

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) Mathematician Inventor Philosopher Economist Politician. Key Inventions/Ideas. Key Contributions to Management Machine Computing (Difference Engine, Analytical Engine) Founded 3 Scholarly Societies (transformed mathematics instruction at Oxford)

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Charles Babbage (1791-1871) Mathematician Inventor Philosopher Economist Politician

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  1. Charles Babbage(1791-1871)MathematicianInventorPhilosopherEconomistPolitician

  2. Key Inventions/Ideas Key Contributions to Management • Machine Computing (Difference Engine, Analytical Engine) • Founded 3 Scholarly Societies (transformed mathematics instruction at Oxford) • Invented the Cowcatcher and Speedometer (Safer/More predictable travel) Key Publications • 1827 A table of logarithms from 1 to 108000 • 1832 On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures • 1864 Passages from the Life of a Philosopher Best Idea: Quantitative (Machine Computing) Blind Spot: Human cost of the Industrial Revolution

  3. Presentation Sources • http://www.bookrags.com/biography/charles-babbage • http://ei.cs.vt.edu/~history/Babbage.html • http://www.bookrags.com/biography/charles-babbage • http://projects.exeter.ac.uk/babbage • http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/stories/babbage.aspx • http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Biographies/Babbage.html

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