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383 pages : 22 cm Available in paperback at last: the complete autobiography of Charles Babbage (1791-1871), the technological genius who invented the first computer a hundred and fifty years ago! Even though Babbage never got his Difference Engine and Analytical Engine to work, his brilliant insights laid the way for the Computer Revolution. Babbage's scientific curiosity, energy and creativity led him into many areas of human endeavor, and he delights in sharing his discoveries in this wittiest of memoirs Originally published: 1864 Includes bibliographical references and index My ancestors -- Childhood -- Boyhood -- Cambridge -- Difference engine no. 1 -- Statement relative to the difference engine, drawn up by the late sir h. nicolas from the author's papers -- Difference engine no. 2 -- Of the analytical engine -- Of the mechanical notation -- Exhibition of 1862 -- Late prince consort -- Recollections of the duke of wellington -- Recollections of wollaston, davy, and rogers -- Recollections of laplace, biot, and humboldt -- Experience by water -- Experience by fire -- Experience amongst workmen -- Picking locks and deciphering -- Experience in st gile's -- Theatrical experience

Author

Charles Babbage

Publisher

New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press ; Piscataway, N.J.: IEEE Press

Published

1994

Language

EN

ISBN

9780813520667

Subjects

Mathematics, Memoir, Biography

Rating

4 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24