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Charles Babbage (1791-1871) English mathematician and pioneer of computing, 1871.

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Reg Crick operating Babbage's Difference Engine No 2. This engine was constructed by the Science Museum in London from designs made by the British computing pioneer Charles Babbage between 1847 and 1849. Reg Crick, seen here operating the engine, was one of the engineers who worked on its construction. The main part of the engine was completed in 1991 for the bicentennial year of Babbage's birth, and the printing mechanism was completed in 2000. Babbage conceived the engine to calculate a series of numerical values and automatically print the results. Difference Engine No 2 was never constructed in his lifetime.

Location Science Museum/London/Great Britain

Unique Identifier ART548931

Type Image

Purpose Public

Size 3504px × 2814px

Photo Credit SSPL/Science Museum / Art Resource, NY

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