TechnologyFebruary 1, 1993
Redeeming Charles Babbage's Mechanical Computer
A successful effort to build a working, three-ton Babbage calculating engine suggests that history has misjudged the pioneer of automatic computing
Stories by Doron D. Swade
Redeeming Charles Babbage's Mechanical Computer
A successful effort to build a working, three-ton Babbage calculating engine suggests that history has misjudged the pioneer of automatic computing